The Art Behind The Works of Art

Almost everywhere in our lives, we see art. Whether the artwork exists on the side of a building, as a monument, or simply as a digital picture, etc… there are many pieces of artwork that catch our attention. Between every work of art that you may have seen, there is always a different perspective of “art” associated with it.

Our biases towards artworks

We all have a different rubric for how we judge art. For example, some people look more into originality than the arrangement of colours in the picture. Some individuals look into the artwork’s message and hidden details. Some also look and admire the creativity and work put onto the artwork. In our own way, we are all biased towards the artwork we admire and artwork we don’t find interesting.

Art can be anything!

Art does not have to be visual; it can be anything! It can be abstract or it could be simple. Likewise, art can be very simple or it can incredibly difficult and heavy in details. Even then, art does not even have to be visual. All the songs/music we have heard in our lives, the dances and performances we have done by our actions or watched by our eyes, the poetry that we had read, or more, are all part of art. When the word “art” is spoken, it is very common to refer them to drawings. However, art is really just humans expressing their creativity and creating harmony in the way they wish to conduct it with. There is no limit to the works of art that humans can create.

Why do we do art?

Similarly, an artist can come from anywhere. After all, we all have a natural talent in some parts of art. Some people may be a born a good dancer/singer, and others can have good visualization and imagination. Because art can be anything, there are always new things to try out and old things to relax ourselves from the world. While the world seems very stressful, art is one of the ways to give the world some colour and imagination. Art is a free world where our creativity and imagination can run wild, allowing us to feel relaxed when we do art.

What is the “art” behind the works of art?

In my opinion, and with support from the sections above, art is a freedom that we all have. The “art” behind every work of art is the artist’s freedom to express their creativity. We all have our own biases towards artwork, preferences of how to express art, and talent to do an artwork. Looking deeply into all of those, creativity and originality is manifested from art because of them. Out of every creative artwork, so every work of art made, comes the artists’ creativity and originality. Behind every art, there is the always the “art” of the artists freely allowing their imagination to run wild.

Blogger’s note: There is speculation going on wondering if pictures from AI are considered art. My answer: I do not consider these AI pictures as art because where exactly is their creativity coming from? Similarly, where is their imagination coming from? And if yes, is it really running wild or is it aligned with its programming only? As of right now, I am not sure about any of these questions. However, it is these unanswered questions that convinces me that their AI pictures are not really art. Nonetheless, I hope you learned something new from this blog!

Artwork picture sources: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6