This is a sociological definition of art.  A connotative form of definition is used, which specifies the necessary and sufficient conditions for a piece of work to be considered art.  In logic, a necessary condition is one that must be satisfied for the statement to be true, and a sufficient condition is one that, if satisfied, guarantees that the statement will be true. The Necessary Condition Art is the alternative form of communicating non-life-essential information...  Art is all about information.  In fact, artistic works usually communicate multiple layers of information, be it visual, musical, text, etc.  This information is not "life-essential" because society uses other means of communication for vital information, such as the Constitution, criminal laws, textbooks, newspapers, and many more.  The society provides well established ways of presenting and disseminating this information, unlike artistic...(Read Full Article)