People are out to buy a piece of art to increase the aesthetic value of their living room. Art is not just a piece of furniture you go out and buy. It is a piece of soul the artist presents in the form of art. We get to see many paintings nowadays in galleries and internet and we just browse over it. Understanding art has never occurred in the minds of middle class people. A new genre of artists are emerging who want the masses to understand and appreciate art.
Here comes the need for understanding art. Landscapes can be easily understood on observation of painting however the deep feeling and motivation to create this piece must also be gone into. A common man does not understand why the artist has blue figures or distorted body images which are far away from reality and sometimes very confusing. Every artist represents his thoughts and experiences in the form of art and one can understand the background and attitude of the artist. Still life sometimes are so confusing that a simple person does not understand why broken pots are made into a piece of art, and to add here, displayed at exorbitant prices. The most difficult to understand is abstract art. Splash of colours, lines or sometimes just black and white huge paintings are seen which becomes all the more difficult for common man to understand who lays importance on clear bright images as seen in reality and nature.
Does a piece become art when made by a famous artist? There is no simple answer to this. Art is represented in free form of expression and every artist is free to express. The artist owns his piece of work and is proud of it. Awareness is needed regarding art and as other fields this field also needs educating the masses about the aesthetics of art. Simple art would be most welcome by the common man. Nature is already very beautiful and we cannot make a better one so why not make simple art which everyone can understand.
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