Art is a creative expression of one’s thoughts, feelings and
emotions. It is the manifestation of what a person wants to say to oneself and the
others around. Art is a limitless representation of love, sacrifice, jealousy,
hatred, sarcasm, disgust, joy and many other emotions. Art is a
wonderful way to express feelings and to feel the beauty around.
People have the tendency to misinterpret art as work of
lines and colours. However, it goes beyond pulling a few lines and beyond dabbing
of multiple colours on a piece of canvas. Writing, dancing, singing, interior
designing, fashion designing, acting are just a few of many forms of art. While
some art forms use words as a medium of expression, some use music as base. Some
use creative expression of gestures and body language and some colours. Art
knows no rules, no logic and most importantly no boundaries.
An artist uses his or her boundless physical, mental and
spiritual faculties to generate masterpiece of an orchestra, dance, portrait or
a simple recipe. An artist is someone who follows the Heart, believes one’s own
instincts and breaks traditional rules to realize his/her goals. He/she thinks
what ordinary people do not and follows the path least travelled. An artist
creativity comes out in the form of shades and lines, tones and colours,
postures and gestures or prose and poetry. It is the quality of living in one’s
own world that positions artists apart from the rest of the world. Many a
times, we see a passionate singer hum songs with closed eyes, a passionate
dancer rehearse gestures and passionate
artist draw crazy lines oblivious of the surroundings.
Patience, perseverance and practice are the three virtues
that keep an artist going. An artist needs to practice a long time before
he/she attains perfection. The wait can be days, months, years or decades. An
artist apart from hard work should learn from failures and persevere through
difficult times. Success does not come easily, but criticism does. An artist
needs to breathe his work every moment. It should become part of his existence
and this is possible only through practice and continuous improvement.
Patience, perseverance and sustained practice over a period of time makes a Master, which is why great works of art,
are called Master pieces. A master not only inspires but selflessly imbibes his
or her skills into others with unending love for his or her art forms.
If you look at the world as a vast canvas, you will notice
that the beauty lies in the irregularities. Sunrise and sunset never look the
same on two days. The moon constantly waxes and wanes. All trees, flowers and
leaves come in different sizes, shapes and colours. The skies are clear and
blue on one day but cloudy and grey the next day. Come to think of it – no two
human beings are similar. When the creator did not put a structure to what he
created, it makes no sense restricting any form of art within boundaries of
definitions and traditions. Art in any form is defined by the beholder. The
meaning of art may vary from person to person depending on what touches one’s
heart. Experiencing art in its totality lies in immersing oneself within the
feelings and emotions that manifest and engaging oneself in dialogue with these
emotions and feelings. Art cannot be bound by a structure. It simply has no rules. ART is a matter of the
HEART!
