1. Something that is both beautiful and art is Adele singing Someone like You. Her voice and her lyrics have the ability to make you feel exactly what she is going through and move you so much. In my opinion, a key component of beauty is the ability to make you feel an overwhelming emotion. This is also an example of art because she is deliberately singing it to make a statement, and she is packaging it as a piece that is her own that she created as art. It is aesthetically pleasing- a quality that makes it good art.
2. One of the most beautiful things in the world to me is a sunset behind the mountains. What makes it so beautiful is all the of the colors in the sky behind a monumental landmark. It is also the way the scene makes me feel which can range from content to inspired to calm to sad. This scene however is not art. It is not man-made or made specifically to portray an idea. It is not deliberate. It is something that exists on its own. In order to make this scene art, one would have to paint a picture of it.
3. Something that I don't find beautiful but is art is the dancing/singing.../ weirdom of Those Funny Little People on America's Got Talent last year. Their performances are art because they are labeling it as art, and using it to send a message and evoke emotion. However, the only emotion it evokes out of me is annoyance. I do not find it beautiful because I do not enjoy watching gnomes dance and sing. I can understand why some people may find it funny, but it doesn't tickle me in that way. To some people this performance is aesthetically pleasing, making it art, but not necessarily making it beautiful.
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