Noted historian Simon Schama has said of art :
(art helps us)"feel the rush of life...
art reclaims what had once been the role of religion...
consolation for our mortality through the relish of the gift of life"
What do you think?
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I think that art helps us out in a number of ways. Yes, sometimes it does help us feel the rush of life but it can also help us feel the calm side of life too. Everybody turns to art for different reasons in different situations. I think that art can reclaim whatever it wants to. Each piece of art tells a story. Whether its something a child drew in school or something a famous artist did, there is still a reason and a story behind it. I think art is one of the best things that was ever invented in life. It catches the good and the bad of life that people may sometimes forget.
ReplyDeleteI think that Simon Schama is totallly right. The reason being is because art does helps us feel some type of rush in life. For example, my grandfather had passed away about a decade ago, and I still have a picture with him that I cherish for the rest of my life. Everytime I look at that picture I think of all the memories I had together with him. So that proven that art has some type of meaning to life and without it, I would be lost. Art is also a gift of life because art expresses so many emotions and details that words cannot describe. For example, everything that evolves around us is art, in a way I'm a piece of art. I'm art because things that I wear symbolizes art, so therefore I'm art.
ReplyDeleteI agree that art is designed to make people feel the rush of life and appreciate it. People create art that usually has some meaning or inspiration behind it.Then others are able to draw their own meaning from it. Each piece of work has a message that the creator is trying to get across. Pictures, musics, and poetry all express an emotion or aspect of life; its just represented in different ways. The same piece of work may affect people different people in a variety of ways, but the idea is to have at least one person walking away with a new perspective. Not everyone is always going to agree but its about interpretation.
ReplyDeleteI believe that anything can be cnsidered art. Art is something that has more meaning than what it appears to have. There are many types of art in the world such as; paintings, dance, songs, body art, drawings, and much much more. Evey individual can have their own meaning as to what the art is saying out loud. Simon Schama is completely true about how art helps us "feel the rush of life". Feeling the rush of life can be brught up through art in many ways. Dealing with stress or happiness pertains to art as well. Art is what you make of it; you become one with canvas.
ReplyDeleteI think this quote is an old quote because it talks about how art "reclaims what had once been the role of religion." It seems like that what art was before. Now there are a lot of things that fall under the art category that do not take the role of religion. Also, I think the last part means that since one day we will die, art gives us a way to enjoy life and understand it better. However, I don't really understand this quote. That what I understand, though, when I read it.
ReplyDeleteI believe Simon Schama is entirely true when he said art helps us feel the rush of life. There is a wide range of art and a wide range in which it can help us. Some ways art helps us vary from stress relieving to expressing oneself that one otherwise may not be able to express. As for myself I look at art as a way to express myself in new ways that other people have not seen from me before. For every piece of art there is a story behind it, and a thousand words to express the piece. Art is everlasting and will be there for years to come, unlike some aspects of life.
ReplyDeleteI think that in many ways art is a way of expression.I think that art is a way to cope with alot. I think that it helps with feelings like when your sad you can listin to "happy music" and it more than likly puts you in a better mood. I think that ever peice of art has a message with is whether it is a song picture or a dance. It is always somthing that you can say about it just like they say "a picture is worth a thousand words." It is so much that you can say about Art! It is said that "art reclaims what had once been the role of religion" I think that this is true in some cases such as pictures relating to jesus.They relate to the past but are sometime presented in the future.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though this historian is somewhat wrong with his quote. I don't think that art helps me feel any type of rush with anything. I usually don't even put myself around art enough for me to feel any sensation whether it is a rush or not. I also don't agree with what he says about how art reclaimed what was once the role of religion. I don't feel that because people who don't go to religion usually don't really have an interest in art. I personally don't like art at all unless it has something to do me like my picture or name or something with me in it. I truly feel art is not needed for me; however, a lot of people have a real interest in art but their interest is a mystery to me. I don't think I can ever have an interest in art unless I was forced. In the last stanza of the quote, I don't even know what the Historian Simon Schama was trying to say with it.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say that I couldn't say it better myself. Art is so special in so many different ways. Art is something you could express yourself through, Art portrays differently through people depend on their own perspective. Art is life, Art is everywhere around us. You could write 100 pages of literature and it wouldn't be enough to compare to one meaningful art. Each piece of art tell a story, it could bring sadness, it could bring peace and harmony to people heart depend on the perspective you look at it. Art is something you can't really invent, it come natural with life and it portray life. " A picture paint a thousand words"
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I think that art is self-expression. Art is how you seek to express yourself, this could be through photography, painting, drawing, music, poetry, dance or you want it to be. Its a way to tell how you feel or show you opionated views on today's world. Its your way of interperating different things around you. But to have art you need to have inspiration behing it, which you can pretty much get from anything and anywhere. I thinkg that art is not only a way to express urself but it can also can be a wat to relieve stress. It can help your focus and help improve you school work. I think that different types of art impove differnt fields of your live.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the artist because art helps us express ourselves. Many people may not consider themselves artists because they don’t paint or create sculpture but art is everywhere and the simplest act like getting dressed in the morning when you select your outfit or as you shop for the color that’s your color is history. Art is in movies, pictures, research papers etc. there is no limitation on art and art is everywhere in history and today
ReplyDeleteI think is an expression of feeling, thought, and life. Art can be defined as anything that one person chooses to express them. It can be a song, poem, piece of art, dance, or picture. Art does express what we have been through in our life. If you look at music as art many songs explain what people have experienced and been through in their lifetime. Art isn’t all bad though. Many people make art to express the happiness and good in their life. Art is the products of human creativity. I feel like art in my point of view can not be ugly as long as it expresses how one feels. It is okay if another person doesn't like a piece of art because if they didn't make they art then they may not understand how and where it comes from.
ReplyDeleteI think that art is a way to express yourself without using the regular form of communication which is speach. It doesn't matter what language you speak it is art everywhere. It ancient cultures there was art that people use during the present time to look at how the people back in the day lived. I don't believe every person in the world cares for every type of art but someone will learn how to respect art. I remember that I went to the Pennsylvania Govenors' School for the Arts, and I was surrounded by all types of art forms that I never had experienced in my life. We had to watch performance from music majors who were experience in the instument that they played. My roomate was an ceramic major. I didn't even know what ceramics was until I went. For those of yall who don't know what ceramics is what the characters in the movie Ghost did. Oh yeah movies is another form of art that is good to watch and everyone can find a movie that they would like to watch.
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ReplyDeleteart can represet different typeps of cultures. Including their experiences, and everyday life situations.
Art is an important part of history and is a part of everyday life. You can tell a lot about the history by studing art from the past. Art is Literature, writing, and poetry. I love to write poetry,songs, and stories. Art is music and drama. It is a way to express yourself. Drawing and painting is a very popular version of art. An example of a famous piece of art is the Mona Lisa. An example of a famous artist is Picasso. Their are many types of art and artist. For example Gothic, fantasy, and expressive. Art is used by emotion and it has a deeper meaning. Art is a important part of history and it always will be.
ReplyDeleteArt is something that has deeper meaning then is shows. A picture of one object can heave a meaning up to over one hundred words. A dance can be a celebration, worship, express theirs elfves and more. So any type of art will express something mainly the creator’s feelings or it may even be a story. The best parts about it are that whoever is the creator is the person who design it and putt whatever they want in it. It’s their world and whatever they say goes. Then you get to show it off to the world and get there feedback. People will make their own story of it, remix it and even give it their own story. Art is a feeling that people have and they put it out by doing just about anything
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