From the Beach - Stump

Found: Beach

This stump was sticking out of the sand at a beach in Florida. It looks like driftwood, but obviously it's not going any where. But driftwood itself is another interesting item to consider when you're trying to figure out what is and isn't art. People certainly use things like this for decorations. They're great to make coffee table out of. As beautiful as the wood is though, it's not art to me, because I see art as something man made, something that was created for some artistic purpose. I would allow a sculpture made with driftwood to be art because the wood was the material the human used to make the art. It's a medium, but the art is the whole finished object. This stump sitting by itself on the beach is neat looking and has some potential, but it's not art.