Good Art/Bad Art

The terms good and bad are entirely subjective, thus I believe it is very limiting to refer to art as simply good or bad. However, in some cases it is very easy to recognize a bad piece of art or something that is supposed to be art but that, at least from my perspective, does not qualify as art. Nonetheless, when it comes to "good art" I think it pretty much depends on how deeply a piece of art is able to reach us, how much energy it transmits to us and the feelings it provokes within ourselves.

Bad Art

What I consider to be "bad art" would be for example Marcel Duchamp's Fountain. I do not think that such trivial object like a urinal fountain should be consider art. I do understand that the artist had a point. However, I do not think that is enough to consider the urinal a piece of art.

Good Art

To me good art is art made out of passion, art that provokes some sort of feeling to the viewer. Great art is art that carries an important message, art that transcends from generation to generation without losing its essence. To me, an example of good art is Pablo Picasso's Guernica. I remember when I first saw this incredible piece of art, it was an amazing experience specially because I had already known the story behind it.