In this episode that we just saw, Sponge Bob defines art as whatever Squidward tells him art is. In the beginning he comes into the art class with a previous knowledge of his own artistic point of view, including finding inspiration in less than perfect mediums (rippy bits, crumbled paper), and through his open mind he is able to create what is considered a stereotypical masterpiece. Through Squidward, Spongebob’s freedom in art becomes limited to the ‘strict rules’ of art, and he no longer allows himself artistic expression. Art becomes a mechanical robot of sorts for him, mass produced to look the same. It is made out to be that all art is realistic.
I think that the episode itself was Art in that it relays a message to its observers. Art is supposed to make you think, and the subtle and over the top clichés in this piece alike all make you question art and what it is. Whether cartoons themselves are art, well I’m not 100% sure. I feel like they would be considered art because they are made by the basic stereotype of art---drawing in a 2-D plane. So that would have to make it art---right?
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