Describe how art is evaluated as either “good” or “bad.”

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Other societies may not have professional art establishments, and their artistic standards tend to be more democratic in that they are maintained by the general public. Thus the decoration on a vase, the rhythm of a song, the communicative power of a dance, and
the imagery of a painting are subject to the evaluation of artists and non-artists alike.

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