From Canvas to Heart: Enriching the Art of Understanding

                                                 “Culture” by Namirah Farzana     

What is art and what is its purpose? Maybe there is a definition of it, maybe there’s a well-known purpose of it which is to express emotions.. For starters, it is said that everyone is born an artist but it takes a lot of practice, effort and time to be able to remain one. This effort results in strengthening the art of understanding. The major 7 forms of art:-architecture, painting, sculpture, film, literature, music, and theater as well as other forms of art and styles of art help us understand different things.

 

Architecture:

                   

                                 "Planter Box With Seating" by Mubasshira Rahman   

To begin with, there’s architecture that helps us acknowledge a very big part of our everyday life along with the emotions that we feel. It makes us realize how every civilization is unique in its own way, shows us the survival strategies of people, exhibits the creativity of humans and their knowledge. Furthermore, it showcases us the enchanting beauty of the trees, landscapes, climates, ecosystem etc. which are parts of the nature. A vast amount of knowledge can be consumed while studying architecture. Shapes of different structures can affect our sense of perception. It can evoke different types of emotions, from admiration and inspiration to comfort and peace. Studying architecture enhances the ability of adaptation to social contexts and changing lifestyles. This results in a better understanding of the relationship between human and nature. The layouts and materials used in this form of art creates a structure that can provide us peace and joy. Buildings can be designed to portray the significance of human life or any event or even any historical moment through their functionality and aesthetics. To sum up, architecture shows the essence of human existence, our relation to nature as well as the emotions coexisting with it.

 

 Painting and Sculpture:

   "Locked In Chains" by Istiaque Hossain 

Paintings and sculptures are created by artists for various purposes. Sculptures help us to depict the emotions one may have. It allows us to understand the human body well, highlighting its beauty, complexity and vulnerability. Artists allow us to explore the aesthetics and beauty of humanity as well as the nature through sculpting as we can perceive the beauty in every little detail of a sculpture. Paintings also do the same exact thing even though they are different forms of art. On an art piece, every brush stoke is used for others to understand the worth of the subject of the painting. Every artist has different perspectives as the way of thinking cannot be same all the time. Thus, the painting itself can portray the beauty in it. It can show us the stories and narratives of any societal, historical context, mythological tales or even personal experiences. It’s such a great way of emotional interactions between the artist and the spectator.

 

Film and Theatre:

Even though these two are major forms of art, many don’t seem to be invested in this sort of thing. However, it’s a powerful form of art that showcases the emotions, human nature and natural world in most unexpected ways. Film is a direct way to portray all of these whereas theatre has multiple ways to represent these. The purpose of this form of art can easily be shown to others by doing opera, plays, ballet or musical theatre. Additionally, these two art forms are used as a gateway to portray social phenomenon, social issues, culture of different types of people or region. Moreover, these also allow artists to spread emotional connections, empathy and awareness. Film and theatre have the power to question and criticize any social norm which can be used to challenge it as well. In summary, these forms of art give a powerful meaning to human life and help us to explore the nature as we get portrayals of diverse perspectives, allowing us to enhance our knowledge and the ability to question.

 

Literature and Music:

Also, there’s literature and music to help us learn about different types of people, about their life and emotions. Writers write novel or stories, compose music with the help of their imagination or real-life experiences. Then there’s also other writers who get inspirations from fellow writer’s or composer’s work. Thus, these art forms help people understand different point of views on life, help them feel the emotions others have felt or insights of them through their art. They help us visualize many things in life and broadens one’s perception of life.  Even a fantasy can be easily visualized through these forms of art. Both literature and music have the ability to elicit strong emotions and provide ridding experiences. Film and theatre hold the power to make people visualize the beauty of nature and broaden the perception of life by making a play or video. These can be also done by composing songs or by writing down the words that describe these feelings with utmost accuracy. Surprisingly, a song-writer or a literary can easily make all of this happen just with their words. This is art which is to make people understand things with anything and everything.

 

 

Similar to these 7 forms of art, every little detail about every type of art helps us have a better understanding of people, life, nature and emotions. Thus, it’s very easy to see that everything in this universe is corelated with each other. Obviously, art isn’t limited to just artists rather it’s open to all. Altogether, every form of art has the power to make people believe the unbelievable, feel emotions that they think they’re unable to feel as Pablo Picasso said, “Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.” For this reason, art carries weight in our life as philosopher Aristotle once said, “Art not only imitates nature, but it also completes its deficiency.”

 

Written by Faika Anjum Haque Shruti

Student ID: 22201808