Introduction
Art has been part and parcel of humans from centuries back as early as 14th century. It has been a backbone of cultures and beauty as artists have been expressing what they feel and how they feel plus their imagination through art. It is a means through which artists communicate and their way to show the prowess and power that is stored deep in their inner spirit, it is the way they portrayed what is inside them to the people, the way the artist reconnect with their wild imagination with the outside world (Bell, 1985). My view on earth has not changed my reason for the choice of topic hence, and I will show, in summary, why art is immortal it cannot die nor buried.
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Art is the expression and presentation of human imagination and inventive skills naturally in a graphic or visual form such as sculpture, drawing and painting in a way that its appreciated and embraced as beauty or emotional power. In a visual form like sculpture and painting, producing works that will be primary be appreciated for their emotional power and beauty (Stokstad, 2008).
Throughout human history art has been a constant special element , since the initial Cave Paintings , art has gone through several evolution and development with the human race there has been a constant improvement in the old style and hence the growth . Art at some instance has given us the purest understanding of what life was way back before history (Stokstad 2013).
According to the Association of Arts Historians (Great Britain) it’s interesting to note that people have been travelling across the continent to view and appreciate the artistic works of different cultures and this has brought about in-depth understanding among different culture of the world.
My views on art have not changed at all. Art is still the same way we interact with our subconscious mind and imagination and trying to present it for the world to see. It is a talent bestowed on individuals; it can never be taken away from them. Technology becomes absolute with time, but art still maneuver itself and inspires technological changes. It’s very easy to distinguish the work of an artist from those who are not. Even with the introduction of the computers which comes with tools that can assist anyone in coming up with artistic images the talent is seen when one goes an extra mile and sees the painting space as a place where he or she can express himself or herself in a way that artist do best. For a lay man, it will be just a place to place a drawing and nothing further than that. Art is a talent and talents don’t fade away hence my opinion will ever remain to be constant.
Technology has acted as a doubled edged sword cutting through art in both the good and the bad way. The introduction of video games, computers and Television have shifted the concentration of younger artist from the art; they tend to take more time on TV and to leave their artistic skills dormant. But on the flip side technology has also made art interesting in the sense that the artist are able to share their work worldwide across the web because of the internet. The artistic Softwares examples being Corel draw, and adobe Photoshop, have also made art to be a little bit easier and more fun. This clearly explains that through the introduction of technology has had the negative effect on art the advantages of it outcomes the disadvantages and hence art has remained to be art.
The purpose, objective and role of art have never changed thus the stand in my view. Though the art is a passionate work, there are several reason why artist does art. Whether commercialize or functional the passion for the work is always the same let’s take for example fine art which is a non-commercial art with its purpose and intention purely remaining to showcase talent or inspire a particular group based on the fact that it uses ready locally available materials like charcoal this can be seen in the ancient Roman empire town of Pompeii where paintings and mosaic were used to advertise everyday scenarios or the ordinary scenarios that occur on a day to day basis. The sources of the painting were extracted from assembled stones, plants among other many forms.
On the other end, art is done for commercial purposes whereby artists come up with artistic pieces for sale. Have the way we embraced this art changed? My answer to that is no, many great artistic work done by the likes of Da Vinci still wows people to date. It is still outstanding, and people embrace them the same way they used to be embraced in ancient days.
Every piece of art tries to send a message. Artistic work example images have been made for communicative, decorative or emotional reason, but the bottom line remains to be communicating what is inside their mind bringing their imagination and feelings on the table. In ancient days, history was preserved in the form of arts through paintings and drawings and hence information was passed from one generation to the other encouraging continuity of the culture. (Pater, 2010) Art still serves the same purpose in today’s generation. The only difference comes with how the art is kept or stored for future generation. With the introduction of internet, things have been a little bit easy and can be stored for quite a long age. But the primary basic role of communication and transferring of information from one generation to the next has been the same since ages.
Stockstad stated how vital art is and how relevant it still is in his life by explaining how he worked so hard in it because he believed it. He stated that an art which has no purpose is contrary to what he believes in. He said he believed in the art that changed the world. The fact that there has been emerging a trend of artist coming up with arts that have no meaning and purpose this has not changed what art is. It is still the same the only change has been the root at which the artist try to express them using art.
The early churches used Renaissance art to depict religious images such as the image of Mary the Virgin Mother of Jesus this art were encountered by contemporary audiences of the time in the context of rituals that were termed religious(Pater, 2010). Today these pieces of work are viewed as great works of art unlike previously where they were used and seen as objects which were devotional. This shows that the level at which art is appreciated and received today is higher as compared to the ancient days.
Most artists at ancient days studied art through apprenticeship and later on they were admitted to a professional guild and later on working under the guidance of an older master. After this these artists worked on commission and were later hired because of their steadiness and reliability when it comes to their pieces of arts , and they hiring was done by patrons of arts who were at a higher level in the hierarchy when it comes to experience and knowledge of art. In today’s world, the journey at which the artist go through to become professional in that field is the same journey. The initial step is done through apprenticeship where interest is gained and artist try to copy or imitate the already existing pieces of art, from this they can join school to perfect their skills and later on they get attached to professional artist and finally the also become professional in that field (Clive, 1958).
In conclusion, art has never changed and will never change. Art is the way one expresses what he or she feels inside in a visible way that can be seen technology might change but art still remains what is inside hence my view will never change art will ever remain to be art.
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