art when we hear that word some of our
minds jump to museums or framed
paintings and in that context some
people think now I'm not a big fan of
art I just don't get it or they think of
art as something that's just for
intellectuals or artsy people but really
art is for anyone who wants to
experience it and it's often in more
places than we might realize songs you
like movies you watch poems theater even
a quilt that your grandmother made all
of that and more is art so you might be
wondering well then what is art how do i
define it well that's tough arts been
around for thousands of years and
through the ages it's evolved in a
number of different ways and the reasons
for creating it vary from person to
person depending on any number of
factors so defining art is pretty tricky
and it's something that's been debated
throughout history there just isn't one
agreed-upon definition however many
believe that art is anything that stirs
emotion in you now the emotions that get
stirred up depend entirely on your own
history your story everything that comes
together to make up who you are and
because of this three different people
can experience the same piece of art and
have wildly different reactions to it
one person might think it's the most
beautiful thing they've ever seen the
second person might hate it
and the third might not feel much of
anything at all and none of them would
be wrong
everyone's entitled to their own
preferences and feelings when it comes
to art you know the way you feel about
your favorite song could be the same way
that someone else feels about their
favorite sculpture and even though you
might not like that sculpture it can be
valuable to consider why that person
enjoys it so much you may learn
something about them and maybe even
yourself the term arts is really just a
label over the years a lot of people
have tried to classify what it is or
what it isn't but that's not really what
art is about it's about your personal
experience with it and the meaning that
you draw from it everyone reacts to art
differently and has the potential to
grow and learn from it
gives us the opportunity to tell stories
record history and tap into our emotions
in a way that few other things can
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