Art Appreciation 101
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Art is the embodiment of culture and contemplation. We see it art in different incarnations and media. Almost everything can be defined as ‘art’ if it can be experienced or visualized. Many art critics agree that appreciation for art is hardwired into the brain. If one comes from an estranged parental relationship or from a dysfunctional lifestyle, that person would likely be more appreciative of surrealist paintings and quirky objects. And, a person with a goal-oriented mindset would rather instigate positive interest on paintings of real-life objects. But the focal point of art is to express, not to impress – and, in the past century, painters have become more adaptive of the technology and political issues that shroud the world – thereby incorporating different ‘depictions’ of politics and futurism into their work.
People use different criteria for appreciating art: artist, age, cultural value, sensory excitement, geometry, accuracy of portrayal, materials used, specimen used, logical/emotional value, religious overtones/undertones, and distortion among others. Unarguably, people nowadays associate the value of a painting to its price. Our material world has finally caught up for our appreciation of art. For people who have a personal yearning to be depicted on canvas, they can commission a painter to do the job, or if they are by themselves, skilled at painting, they can make a self-portrait.
What is to be truly appreciated about handmade art though, especially paintings and sculptures, is that the human mind will only be capable of displaying the art to public viewing if he/she made the art out of inspiration. Artists who have the boldness to hold a gala of their work are handsomely paid for their masterpieces, for the value of just putting up a show to display their work adds intrinsic value to the portrait, sculpture, or any display piece they have conceived.
In the United States alone, there are nearly 200 widely-recognized local, regional and national, art organizations. While most skilled artisans prefer seclusion while doing their trade, others for educational or financially-motivated purposes, host or participate in events that teach both veterans and newbie artists the skills they invoke to finish their craft. The art capital of the world, Paris, has the most number of artists completing live portraits and sculptures on the street. There’s also Florence, Montreal, and New York. Interested buyers may request to have themselves drawn on canvas or pick from a hanging selection of that artist’s work, without the hassle of being taxed.
While art serves no direct association to business acquisitions, ventures, and mergers — notable business magnates around the world collect paintings to display in their homes and offices, and it sure does give a hint of their influence, wealth and prestige. The Rockefellers are widely known for the vast business empires they’ve built in America, and are notoriously into collecting many famous paintings from Pablo Picasso and Paul Czanne – surrealist and post-impressionist painters, respectively. Steve Wynn – who’s made his fortune cashing in on resorts, hotels, and casinos in Las Vegas – holds one of the biggest collections of famous paintings done by Cezanne, Picasso, Gauguin, Matisse, van Gogh, and Andy Warhol to name a few. You may recall Andy Warhol as being associated with the “pop art” rave he started in the 1960′s, and when he made a silkscreen reprint of Marilyn Monroe’s face, Marilyn Diptych.
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