I read two short essays and an article pertaining to art and how people perceive it. With all the information from the three reading sessions, I widened my view about art. Art can be many different things to many different people. Art should represent whatever the artist wills it to, and nothing legal should be put in place to stop that. Art is beautiful because it represents something much larger than itself and it can be made with, or into, anything. There are different ways to identify art, and one of the first things you should do is analyze the actual piece. Explore the possibilities of what it could mean and what it may represent. Never down a piece of art, because it means something to someone.
I read an article about a student who got into trouble for referencing his religion in a piece of art that he created in his art class. If a teacher expects you to express yourself by art, they shouldn't put limitations on what you can include and what you can't. Schools and governments should not make it against rules to reference beliefs in art, or in any form of expression, for that matter. The school that this student went to was covered in religious symbolism and artifacts, so why should it be illegal for him to express what HE believes. I think that it is wring for people to try and put a limit on art, no matter what the cause. A picture of something of a certain faith will cause no harm to someone that believes another faith. Even though the school board has this rule in place to prevent students of diverse religions to become offended by a predominate religion, will students actually be offended by their classmates and friends expressing what they believe?
No one should try to cap art, and there are so many different ways that it can be done. Art is expression; expression is freedom. Every piece of art is special, even if the lines aren't symmetrical or the colors don't match. Art seems to be something that is open for anything to express itself through. Art can portray anything and everything, and every artist knows that they can show anything through this let-out. I believe that art is something that can be matched by nothing, because everything can be found in art and vise-versa. A first grader drawing their family and the puppy that they love so much is no different that a famous artist expressing his love for the sea. Art is art and freedom is not free.
About Me
- Heather
- My name is Heather and I am an uncoming senior in high school. I am a vegetarian and an animal rights activist. I love to listen and help people, and I plan to make a difference in the world.
2 comments:
if art can be anything and is entirely subjective, then is anything allowed? is violence art? is pornography art? is death art?
read this article and the links attached with it. also feel free to do some more research on the case ... (http://thepetextraordinarium.blogspot.com/2008/03/dog-starved-to-death-in-name-of-art.html)
and what exactly do you mean by "freedom is not free" in relation to this post? i'm not sure how it fits in with the rest of your blog.
put some pictures and a hot link or two next week!
Death can be art, depends on the person. There are people in the world who kill just for the sake of art. Murderers find ways to put their killing in art form. Yes, it's sick and twisted. But they are different, and that is their art. Same goes for voilence in a way, and I don't feel like getting into the subject of pornography being art, simply because their are millions in the world who will swear that naked men and women is art.
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