Art fills the creator, as well as the admirer, with joy, as it provides us with inner calmness and happiness. Music is also undoubtedly considered a form of art.
The importance of art to mankind can be understood by looking at the fact that every one of us has either a TV set or a music system in our houses.
It is music which has the power to make us feel happy when in a bad mood, pump us with motivation or help us get through depression. Television is doing an indispensable service to mankind because television acts as the art for the masses and surrounds our society with art. It is a common fact that every culture is associated with art.
Art facilitates the preservation of culture, in the form of music, paintings and movies, etc. Remarkable art works on several levels, with a concept that is deeper and more meaningful than what initially meets the eye.
These are actually tough questions to answer if we consider the art market as a whole. For example, you may find something that I consider remarkable and marketable to be simply horrid. Look at the late Thomas Kinkade. I think he was great at what he did… but his work does not speak to me.
Think about Andy Warhol. Clearly a lot of people feel that he was a remarkable artist who created remarkable art. Does that mean I have bad taste? I just know what I like. As for work that I find remarkable… it is still tough to put my finger on one definition. I have an eclectic collection of original art at my home.
In a sense, my collection is all over the map style-wise, medium-wise, you name it. Thomas Kinkade certainly had his following — the sheer force of his tenacity and marketing prowess was worth of remark in itself. It takes awareness, devotion and deliberate consistent steps to create a body of work that breaks out from the rest of the pack. When I see that, I find it refreshing. Thought-provoking post, Carolyn. For me, remarkable art evokes a visceral excitement. Do you have more appreciation for art?
While I can appreciate the highbrow, the lowbrow and everything in between, there are definitely certain elements, styles, techniques and approaches that leap out and arrest my attention. Go ahead, jump on the web and try to find something cool. Then take awe by considering it all happens next to never ending injustice and human suffering. On the other hand, some images need time to sink in.
They may not seem at all remarkable at first and we may never know what it is that appeals to something in us — or at least, we may not be able to put it into words. One thing no one has mentioned here is as an artist be yourself. Put you in your work. I find it distasteful to create for an audience. Who knows what they will or will not find amazing. Each of us is unique, push that unique be yourself button and keep creating.
The other thing is the fear factor, loose all fear and just go for it. If we, as artists, sit around trying to figure out how to be special we are wasting our time. Go out in the world and just do what you like and do it the best you can, forget about what that person looking over your shoulder thinks when you are doing a watercolor of a mundane corner instead of the famous Cathedral.
This fall, in Bordeaux France I sat on the street and did a watercolor of a local shop. A man told me I should paint the Cathedral.
My response was that everyone paints the Cathedral. Marilynn, I can relate to your experience in Bordeaux. I went to Brecon to take photos of the cathedral to paint — and ended up painting a flowering weed that was growing in one of the corners outside! As a designer, Rams May 10, Posted by The Artist Editorial 13 comments. When discussing the difference between modern and contemporary art it is important to tell the story of Gustave Courbet, a French paint October 17, Posted by Afzal Ibrahim.
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The connection between people and art is deeper still when considered from an anthropological perspective. Art objects such as paintings, sculptures, textiles and masks all have symbolic meanings embedded within them and often play a role in beliefs and rituals. For example, Baule ebony sculptures of human figures are blessed by a shaman and become imbued with the power of fertility.
Such objects can be considered to have a social agency because of the link they create between an individual perception and a physical manifestation. As societies and cultural practices evolve, so do the meanings placed on art objects. What was once simply a painting of a lover, now becomes a significant snapshot of historic social practices.
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