Peace by Melissa Fan (NYU '12)Because everyone has a different perspective on the world, on what is right and wrong and just on life in general, one cannot create a universal definition of something as grand and multifaceted as art. However, some things that can be agreed upon is that art is limitless. It is not bound by rules and laws, or even restricted by specific methods and mediums. Art is also very personal.Therefore, when an artist reveals his or her work, he makes himself vulnerable to the prying eyes of his audience. However, world-wide recognition is not what makes something art. Even if the creator is a piece's only viewer, the fact that the artwork touches that one person means that it has fulfilled its purpose. Art is a form of self-expression and because of this, it is something that is pure in its emotion and action. It is passionate and has impact.
"Peace" was a part of a series of installations that my friend Melissa created and photographed. To me, she captured the essence of art. She created pieces using eggs that gave form to intangible ideas like peace, isolation, unity and death. And in the end, she destroyed all of her installations, exemplifying the free and unbound nature of art. Thus art is not always beautiful, not always desirable, but in the end it is stunning.
"Peace" was a part of a series of installations that my friend Melissa created and photographed. To me, she captured the essence of art. She created pieces using eggs that gave form to intangible ideas like peace, isolation, unity and death. And in the end, she destroyed all of her installations, exemplifying the free and unbound nature of art. Thus art is not always beautiful, not always desirable, but in the end it is stunning.
5 comments:
really great post; i agree with all you said, and thought your friend's idea was very intriguing and creative: it is inspiring and limitless, as art should be,
sorry, that was Hilary ^
This image intrigues me because it's rather ugly (I think). A smashed and jagged window through the gaudy and glizty into the natural world. Nice how the black egg on the lower left has two yolks.
Quinn
The idea of art as emotional catharsis is interesting. Of course it's a part of artistic creation, but I wonder if it makes art too one-directional. Referring to the "prying eyes" of the audience makes it sound like they're a threat, like the artist is sacrificing his or her self to bestow their art upon us.
It seems to me that art is largely about gaining recognition from the audience. And I don't mean for that to cheapen art at all! On the contrary, I think the communal aspect of art - people sharing of themselves, people relating to and gaining insight into each other - is central to what art is.
-Dave Hanyok
beautiful.
B
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