Bas Jan Ader

I was viewing the Bas Jan Ader website and enjoying his silent films when my roommate came in. He sat down silently for a total of maybe ten seconds then asked, "what exactly makes this art?" I ignored it at first then thought to myself that he sort of had me stumped. Anyone could fall off of a roof and film it. I then watched more of his videos and noticed how smooth and fluent they were. The lighting was dark and seamless. I am particularly referring to the work entitled "Nightfall." The composition was even and balanced but these attributes are trivial.
This sort of art is made to make this world a more beautiful place. It reminds me of this Simpsons episode where Homer became an artist through a fad that was passing at the time. This fad eventually died leaving Homer only to go out with a big bang. So as his last act of art he released all of the zoo animals and flooded the town. He did not do it for arts sake he just did it to put a little twist on life. Bas Jan Ader was very the same. His work is just here to make us think. So I told my roommate whom was still skeptical of his work that,"You will never see this exact image ever again, so appreciate it as art now otherwise your just wasting thought."