I have often heard this word at one time or the other by different people. The three letter word, as short it may seem has the vastness of a creator's mind. In most basic definition, Art is an illustrated method of sharing thoughts. The thoughts, here means the same as emotions, ideas and feelings. It is the outcome of the most overwhelming thought of a person.
Art is a creation. But why do we create things... The obvious answer would be... Need. The absence of something creates the need to build or design something useful. The need is to make the survival easy. But we, human beings are also born with a basic aesthetic sense. And hence the urges for creating something of value becomes a basic need and making it aesthetically pleasing a psychological need. It is nowhere stated or observed that aesthetism is a need to survive, still civilizations have build their existence by this very sense of creating something unique, distinguishable and individualistic. Ajanta and Ellora caves of Aurangabad are probably the best example to say that people feel a need to mark their existence. This is what makes humans different from animal. The idea of life after death probably has the same connotation. You exist even after your death in your creations. For instance Ajanta cave paintings, Ashoka pillar, Pyramids of Egypt and the epitome of love The Taj Mahal. Thus we can comprehend that Art supports a civilization. It helps define the structure of a group, helps building relations within and outside society. It defines the social being.
Art is in everyone. Art exists in the world renowned music album of A. R. Rehamn and M.F. Hussain's painting. These people excel in their field and are more popularly known as artists. But to say that others are not artists would be unjust to them. I personally believe that 'creation' is an art. Whether it is a small hut drawn by a twelve year old in his/her drawing class or an architecture building a landscape. That small child finds satisfying joy in that drawing as does that architecture when the landscape is complete. This art sense brings people together to a common platform.
Art is a creation. But why do we create things... The obvious answer would be... Need. The absence of something creates the need to build or design something useful. The need is to make the survival easy. But we, human beings are also born with a basic aesthetic sense. And hence the urges for creating something of value becomes a basic need and making it aesthetically pleasing a psychological need. It is nowhere stated or observed that aesthetism is a need to survive, still civilizations have build their existence by this very sense of creating something unique, distinguishable and individualistic. Ajanta and Ellora caves of Aurangabad are probably the best example to say that people feel a need to mark their existence. This is what makes humans different from animal. The idea of life after death probably has the same connotation. You exist even after your death in your creations. For instance Ajanta cave paintings, Ashoka pillar, Pyramids of Egypt and the epitome of love The Taj Mahal. Thus we can comprehend that Art supports a civilization. It helps define the structure of a group, helps building relations within and outside society. It defines the social being.
Art is in everyone. Art exists in the world renowned music album of A. R. Rehamn and M.F. Hussain's painting. These people excel in their field and are more popularly known as artists. But to say that others are not artists would be unjust to them. I personally believe that 'creation' is an art. Whether it is a small hut drawn by a twelve year old in his/her drawing class or an architecture building a landscape. That small child finds satisfying joy in that drawing as does that architecture when the landscape is complete. This art sense brings people together to a common platform.
