When a piece of art work is created, it isn't automatically decided whether it is high or low art, to determine this meaning the art needs to serve its purpose in time, if the piece of art was created to serve a purpose by way of entertainment or for a general function then it is known as low art. If the art is symbolic and has earned the respect and appreciation of fellow artists, or just the general community, and also it keeps this respect way after the work has been destroyed or the artist has died, then this is called high art.
High Art is a term used to describe a creation made by an artist or non-artist that was so great, that it is used for inspiration and is respected by many people in a culture, making an impact on art history for it's inovation and therefore lasting way past it's own lifetime and still respected to the present day. An example of high art would be the painting 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo Da Vinci. The 'Mona Lisa' is a very famous painting and is still seen as one of the greatest paintings of all time to this day.
Low Art is a term used for art that was used in it's own time period for a purpose or usage, but then the advancment of technology and culture made it so that the art/creation wasn't needed any longer and was simply replaced by something better to fit the purpose. Low Art generally shows what the certain time period was like in human history. A good example of low art is some of the earliest drawings ever found created by the earliest humans on the planet, cave drawings to be exact. The cave images show the humans doing simple tasks such as hunting for food and creating fire with tools.
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