Art is such a multifaceted term that it cannot be defined by one sentence or one person. It is experienced differently by each person because everybody has had his or her own experience. Design is a form of art when it is able to affect somebody but at that moment it is only considered art to them. It does not necessarily have to be created with an intention of being art but the fact that it seems to be art to one person because they can relate to it and it somehow affects them and their lives allows design to be art. Therefore design is considered art only when it is able to have an effect on someone. Due to the fact that “a designer works through and for other people”, design is able to be considered art. It may not seem like it is art to the designer but to the people he was marketing it towards and to the people he has affected, that design may be the greatest piece of art.
I agree. I think that a person can claim a piece as art despite original intentions for the product. Art is subjective. A designer can say such and such about a piece to influence the audience one way or the other regarding whether a piece is art, but ultimately, the designer cannot control the way that people perceive the design. The beauty of art is that it is solely dependent on an individual's interpretation.
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