In layman language, art is a piece of work, either a drawing, painting, sculpture, music or another form of representation that can be used to represent a human thought that cannot be better presented using any other form of communication other than by using an artistic language 1 . According to Laurie Schneider Adams, although it is hard to define what art is explicitly, its definition can be directly related to the physical nature of different artistic objects. However, this shows their ability to evoke different opinions, feelings, and reactions from various people, hence inability to have a similar interpretation of an individual art across a group of individuals. Louise Bourgeois fillette made in 1968 characteristics can be taken as a correct representation of different artistic works 2 . The features that qualify it include the following.
First of all ambiguity in understanding the gender as well as the actual object the art presents qualifies the sculpture to be a piece of art. In addition to uncertainty, art has an ability to raise a question about nature. According to Adams, a piece of art is not necessarily narrative, hence in most cases; it cannot accurately be pointed out to represent a certain object in nature. The intertwining male and female characteristics of the art make it difficult to explicitly classify the it, hence the dilemma makes it fit to be classified as a piece of art. Besides, the design of the sculpture raises a question on the possible existence of a human being or another form of life with the same characteristic as those displayed by the sculpture 3 .
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Secondly, artistic objects that are created by people have a sense of beauty since they are decorated by the artist to achieve different finishing effects and eventually bring out the message that the artist wants to pass across. Color, as well as the different curves of the curving, has been used to depict beauty in Louise Bourgeois' fillette. The above feature does not only qualify it as an art but goes a step further in categorizing it as an art made by a human being, unlike arts that are naturally occurring in nature, produced by animals with instinct and are usually monotonic, in contrast to the art by Louise.
Thirdly, art is an innate impulse to create and is typically different from what is generally in existence in nature. The fillete is unique In that no other piece of art has been found to be similar to it. The above means artistic work is a creation that is made possible by innate capabilities as well as the imagination that is unique to every individual and cannot have features that directly compare to other different kinds of arts 4 . The controversy in establishing the gender the Fillete presents is another factor that makes it unique, since if there were another sculpture of the same make, it would be easier to compare the two.
Finally, art can take different forms; it can evoke different emotions as well as different thoughts and opinions in people. Louise Bourgeois Fillette of 1968 is an object that can set a human mind into thinking and debating of what to make of the curving. Its inherent ability to generate different thoughts as well as display characteristics that are unique to it, hence qualify it as a piece of art.
Bibliography
Louise Bourgeois: Sculptural Confrontations Author(s): Alex Potts Source: Oxford Art Journal, Vol. 22, No. 2, Louise Bourgeois (1999), pp. 39-
Posing the Phallus Author(s): Mignon Nixon Source: October, Vol. 92 (spring, 2000), pp. 98-12
The Methodologies of Art: An Introduction, 2nd ed. (New York: Westview Press, 2009), 3-19
Towering Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) Author(s): Amei Wallach Source: American Art , Vol. 24, No. 3 (Fall 2010), pp. 126-129
1 The Methodologies of Art: An Introduction, 2nd ed. (New York: Westview Press, 2009), 3-19
2 Louise Bourgeois: Sculptural Confrontations Author(s): Alex Potts Source: Oxford Art Journal, Vol. 22, No. 2, Louise Bourgeois (1999), pp. 39-
3 Towering Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) Author(s): Amei Wallach Source: American Art , Vol. 24, No. 3 (Fall 2010), pp. 126-129
4 Posing the Phallus Author(s): Mignon Nixon Source: October, Vol. 92 (spring, 2000), pp. 98-12
