What is Art?

Saltz,  article "Seeing Out Loud" defines what "Art" and "Art Criticism" mean to him. He has a
different point of view compared to others and expresses the change in "good" criticism. I do agree with Saltz on how he difines Art and Art criticism. Art is simply a form of expression and critics help prefect the skill of an artist.
   Art allows for a person to be "creative and flexable". "Art is a way to think, and a way of knowing yourself", we can express our inner feelings through art. It can express hurt. pain. love, fun, imaginations and more. Artist can use their own unquie skill to work or can mix the skills of others and their own.
  When "Art" is judged it allows the artist to prefect it or expand. "Being critical of art is a way of showing it respect."  Criticism has to be looked at with a "eye for seeing". "Having a eye for art is like having a ear for music", you have to be in your comfort zone to be able to connect with what your writing about. Saltz states that the "most interesting critics make there opinions known".
   "Too many critics enthuse over everything they see or merely write descriptively". Criticism has changed where as the full detail of art work is no longer broken down when its looked at. Critics now write is a "dreary" way. Critics are writing more now about what they think pepeole want to read. Criticism has become less opened which is keeping critics from writing from "a part of them they didnt know they had"
   I agree with Salt defintion on  what "Art" and "Art Criticism" means. Artist become better at what they do based on what they know to improve on. Critics should become open again when observing art work. And Art should be critqued by those who have an "eye" for it.