First of all, thanks for reading my new blog. I hope you will find it interesting and it can spark some good conversations.
The last few weeks I've been busy polishing my work to put up on the net. With all the music, art and video I've been playing with lately it makes sense I've been thinking a lot about 'art'. What 'is' it exactly!?
Any child can draw a picture, bring it to a teacher or parent, and then have it exhibited in the hall or kitchen. I've seen little galleries in every school, house or office I've been to. Not to mention the huge museum of the internet where nearly every personal page has at least one photo or artwork to show.
Where do we draw the line between scribbles on paper (or Photoshop) and true art? Perhaps a better question would be...should a line even be drawn?
This is what I believe...If something creative gives a true emotional response or makes one think, it is art. That may be a broad definition but I think it true. Sure anybody can scribble on paper, anyone who learns to draw or play an instrument can do so, but does their work really 'say' anything? Does it make you feel the art is alive? Usually the answer is 'no'. True art takes a lot of talent and a lot of work. So much popular stuff today may look good on the surface but has nothing inside, it is truly a dime a dozen. I know when I listen to the radio, browse the net, or watch movies; I have to go through a lot of poor stuff before I get to something that really moves me. But it is worth going through all the searching for that wonderful moment I see a true piece of art...and looking or listening to it...feel wonderfully alive!
But none of this matters to a father whose 4 year old daughter just drew a pink cat. It will be hailed as great and proudly displayed on the wall. And even though it might not affect anyone else but him, whenever that father looks at that painting...he will feel true emotion...true 'art'.
Now I put it to you...What's art to you?