Ok, so as my first college semester
comes to a close here in December my mind goes back to those very first weeks
of class where in my English class my professor asked me to write an in class
response to this question “What is Art?” All I remember is me sitting in my desk
confused as to what to say, trying to carefully formulate a complicated yet
sophisticated answer for my first submission of any writing in my college
career. I sat attempting to come with the answer I thought would be impressive
and valid from her perspective instead of formulating my own unique untainted
response. So here is my best and most
honest attempt to explain what my answer should have been that morning with
that assignment.
What is Art? A phrase so generic it’s
almost confusing has rung vivid in my mind since one moment in ninth grade. My
awkward ninth grade English teacher for the first time all year managed to get
one murmur out of our class for the first time that year when he broke our loud
discussions as we walked in the room with a deliberate throw of a chair. We all
stared, I remember thinking “Wow this guy is literally insane.” He stood in
front of the class asking “is this art?”, “do you think this is art?”
At the time just beginning my “own”
life as a teenager ready to take on the world I didn’t quite know how to
respond. Throughout school since kindergarten and elementary school and middle
school we were always given a black and white answer. We always had a right and
wrong answer and we always knew when we didn’t quite understand a topic. At
this moment my mind was blank.
Art? What is it? Well it’s art. Art
is something with no limits no boundaries per say unless someone’s impressions
or views are applied to it. Art is based
on perspective which makes sense because that is what art thrives off of. This very moment as I write this I realize
that the question ““What is Art?” doesn’t even have a grey answer. If it isn’t
black white or grey what is it? I guess it’s whatever color you choose to make
it right?
Art can be found everywhere it just
depends on what angle (mentally and physically) you chose to view the world at.
Art is what you make of it. Plain and simple, and I guess sometimes feeling
like there isn’t quite the clearest answer needs to be okay. When I wrote “ Art
is something that evokes emotion.” In my reflection in class that day in September
I never thought that maybe just maybe art could be something that sets of a
lack of emotion. I never thought to look from a new perspective. Art has an
infinite number of possible perspectives, to understand “art” you just have to find whatever perspective
exists in your mind frame. Maybe you haven’t even found it yet. But all I know
for now is the term “Art” is what we make of it. “Art” is one of the most
diverse, open ended words we have in the English language.
Which one of these is art to you?
Vs.
These pictures were found at these websites if you want to take a look:
http://yourartlinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/coffee-art.jpg
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