Tucker calls his essay “The Art and Creativity of Stop-Motion” and throughout his essay refers to stop-motion animation as a form of art. He notes at the end of his essay that this “art form will...

Tucker calls his essay “The Art and Creativity of Stop-Motion” and throughout his essay refers to stop-motion animation as a form of art. He notes at the end of his essay that this “art form will forever captivate viewers and inspire ingenuity” (par 8). What assumptions does Tucker make about art? How does he define art in such a way that includes stop-motion animation? What assumptions do you have about what counts as art? Where do these assumptions come from? Do you think that stop-motion animation is an art form? Why or why not? How do your ideas and values as they relate to art compare to those of your classmates?