art
Art is really weird. Like there are grand cathedrals and well crafted songs and everyone agrees “oh that’s beautiful, that’s art”… and then there are like… red squares on canvases.
I’ve gotten really obsessed with modern art (a term I’m misusing, really I’m referring to everything that isn’t traditional 18th century still lifes) and its sister, absurd media. Everything from John Cage’s 4:33 to Pollock’s paint dripping on canvases.
Ostensibly, modern art was made to challenge the notions of what art even is, and damn has it worked fantastically. I think seeing so much absurd media and modern art has opened my mind to the idea that new worldviews can come from anywhere.
I think my new definition of art is really anything that can evoke emotion and force you to reconsider your core beliefs. It’s a broad definition, and maybe that weakens it somewhat, but inclusivity in art is better than being a gatekeeper.
