Why is originality considered important in art?

Because it shows the artist's own thought

The governing concept is originality, meaning the presence of the artist’s own ideas, choices, voice, or interpretation. Originality does not require inventing every subject or technique from nothing; an artist may learn from earlier art, but transforms influences through personal thought and purposeful decisions. Option A is correct because an original work communicates the artist’s identity and individual way of seeing. Option B describes copying, which is different from originality. Option C is false because personal feeling can be an important source of original expression. Option D is also false: practice usually helps an artist develop and refine an individual style. Originality therefore concerns authorship and creative contribution, not complete separation from all artistic influence.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Introduction to Art. Topic: Meaning of art.