{"product_id":"what-is-art-9798902720119","title":"What Is Art?","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): 1828-1910 Tolstoy Leo Nikolayevich\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Is Art?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1897) by \u003cstrong\u003eLeo Tolstoy\u003c\/strong\u003e is a philosophical critique of traditional aesthetics and a moral redefinition of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolstoy argues that \u003cstrong\u003etrue art is not about beauty or technical skill\u003c\/strong\u003e, but about \u003cstrong\u003ethe sincere expression and transmission of human feeling\u003c\/strong\u003e from artist to audience. Art is good when it communicates emotions that \u003cstrong\u003eunite people\u003c\/strong\u003e, especially feelings that promote \u003cstrong\u003elove, compassion, humility, and moral clarity\u003c\/strong\u003e. He criticizes much of elite art-opera, classical music, and high literature-as \u003cstrong\u003eartificial, exclusive, and morally empty\u003c\/strong\u003e, serving only the upper classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Tolstoy, the highest form of art is \u003cstrong\u003ereligious or ethical art\u003c\/strong\u003e, which helps humanity progress morally. Art that is incomprehensible, elitist, or disconnected from everyday human experience, he concludes, \u003cstrong\u003efails its true purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594776756375,"sku":"9798902720119","price":1763.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798902720119.webp?v=1774987120","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/what-is-art-9798902720119","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}