Albert and Esene by Frances Khirallah Noble

The thought of art is more than what you see it is what you feel and what you learn from looking at it. Art can heal the soul and create and new outlook on images we may see every day. Sadly, we may not always see the art in things, pieces, or, humans.

Since the beginning of time, artists have labored extensively to find innovative ways to convey sentiment, passion, and feeling. Telling stories and trying to unlock the minds of people through different avenues of artistic labors. Art touches and affects people in unique ways; it can have special or unusual meaning on the person depending on how one views it. Artists’ rendering of their art is interpreted in numerous ways by others who view it unless it is explained by the artist on its meaning giving a clear example of what they are portraying. Two people looking at the same painting, sculpture, portrait, or photo may come to different views on the arts meaning even though they are looking

Art in general is a form of expression. Individuals use art to express emotions, passion, or make a statement. Society can have an impact on how an artist chooses to express his or her sentiments. The beauty of it all is that interpretation is what makes art so unique. The same piece of art can mean so many different things due to who is looking at it. Just like everything else, art changes with time. There has been different eras in art that have impacted society as we know it.

To prove her main point, Mack informs the audience about issues surrounding controversial art work and her own reasoning and opinions concerning

Section three is about the state; how art pertains to the government and war and how art can be used to protest the government. The title of chapter ten is Power, Politics, and Glory. This chapters shows us how governments, especially historical governments, use art to show off and in some cases for practical use too. One example

Art is something we use every day of our lives. It is included in almost everything. Artists express their emotions and feelings in their art work because that is an artist’s job. In order for an artist to create great art, they need knowledge and empathy to make their art work meaningful.

As an essential part of culture, art is arguably at the core of culture, which naturally leads to the importance of art censorship in America’s Culture Wars. Also, decision for selecting art works which could own fellowship and funding reflected the conflict in politics between different parties and groups. So, the significance of censorship would be questioned and the standard of choosing some outstanding works to receive funds would be attacked in this American Culture war.

the process of removing the artist from the art and questioned the value of the “artist’s hand”

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For many artists, the most fundamental muse is the power to express oneself both openly and freely. To restrict an artist and their right to free speech seems to be indicative of upholding the stature and integrity of the nations that it represents. What if art is used for the simple purposes of entertainment, rather than inform? While free speech is regarded by many Americans as an important right, courts grapple with several fundamental issues (Kammen 2007). An increase in the freedom of expression suggests an increase in the amounts of instigated censorship, which in turn, creates numerous effects, both negative and positive, that have been attested to art and its public funding. But first, why not explore why we should fund the arts.

It is my belief that art is more than a creation made by one, but an experience, or an emotion felt when seeing or hearing the creation. To begin, many people respond differently to different types of art. This is because artists allow for the viewer to judge what they see for themselves rather than force one idea onto the masses. The Scream by Edvard Munch to many people can represent the anguish and complexity of life and all of the choices that accompany it. However, others may see it as simply a face of surprise when encountering startlement.

Good art allows me to flee the realms of reality. In my mind's limitless consciousness, I can escape the mundanity of everyday life. It opens a door in my head to a world only limited by my imagination. I am no more a slave to gravity, chained down on the earth when I am reading. I can be a bird and soar high above the clouds, or be a fish and swim deep down in the darkest depths of the ocean. I am there, I am that person, and everything else around me regardless of what it is, fades away. Sometimes these people are the one's I'd like to be but sometimes I encounter nefarious characters I wholly condemn. I am able to feel the emotions that the artist intends for me to feel. However, it is not merely reading or listening, but understanding

The most important trait in defining art is its beauty. As complex as the term “art” can be, the term “beauty” is nearly just as complicated. In order to understand art more clearly it is important to understand beauty. “We label an object beautiful because it promotes an internal harmony or ‘free play’ of our mental faculties; we call something ‘beautiful’ when it elicits this pleasure.” (Freeland 8). As defined above, beauty is not a direct message. It is something that subconsciously allows man to feel good and pleasurable. There is “an internal harmony” when we observe something beautiful that allows us to take away a deeper understanding of a work of art regardless of it being “nice looking” or “ugly”.

A work of art can capture a moment in a person’s life. When observing art it’s almost like a snapshot of a brief point in time. The artist tries to create this specific point, and within this creates a story or meaning. The art has something to say and the artist wants you to react or take something away from this experience. The reaction is the function of the specific work of art. Whether it’s a favorable or awful reaction, the viewer still walks away changed.

It might contain the meaning behind. However, if the audience cannot find the meaning, then there is no meaning. “Modern art” is too subjective; it is more a therapy than an art. If the audience does not appreciate for the work’s beauty or does not see the meaning behind, it cannot be classified as art. Rather, it is a mere piece of individual’s subjective expressions done. The painting No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock is the painting of different liquid oil colors randomly drizzled all over the fiberboard. Just with the random all-over lines, this painting is way too abstract to find its beauty or meaning. If it can be called an artwork, then everything can be seen as art. And ultimately, there is no reason to praise artworks or go to famous art museums because everything around us is art.