Why Art Matters?
According to the Dictionary:
Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
According to Wikipedia:
Art is a diverse range of human activities involving the creation of visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), which express the creator’s imagination, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Other activities related to the production of works of art include art criticism and the history of art.
Mimesis:
Art is the representation or replication of something beautiful or meaningful.
Expression:
Art is the expression of subjective experience and emotion.
Formalism:
Art is the arrangement of lines, colors, shapes, and other aesthetic elements.
The Power of Art
Art grabs attention/awareness, inspires us to act, and gives us a way to express what’s important to us. Stimulants creativity and it heals. Keeps us hopeful, makes us feel less lonely, rebalances us, helps us to be more appreciative. Art is a universal language.
