Beautiful Art
(Three messages from Musee des Beaux Arts) “A history of art begins to look a little more interesting where it claims that art has a symbolic value” (Potts). Throughout history there has been a number of very symbolic paintings and images created by many different artists. Whether it was pablo picasso or Leonardo da vinci or any artist there is a meaning behind most pieces they paint. W.H Auden loved to go to an art museum and study paintings try and figure out the meanings of them. Auden stumbled across a painting that caught his eye the painting of The Fall of Icarus. Auden later wrote a poem on what he had taken away from the painting. In the poem, Musee des Beaux Arts, by W.H Auden, there important messages that can be taken …show more content…
As Auden studied the painting he soon realized something. There was a person drowning on the very bottom right part of the painting. As the boy was drowning everyone was carrying on their day ignoring the boy as he is losing his life. In the poem, Musee des Beaux Arts, by Auden it states, “ While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along” (line 4). What Auden is saying is that people don’t care about anyone else except themselves. People all over will often ask others how they are doing. However, people don’t actually care, also the person isn’t going to tell them everything that is wrong with him or her they will simply say they are doing well. The world is full of selfish people that care nothing about anyone else. Chandler states, “When you respond to their selfish behavior with kindness, their brains immediately start planning how to best take advantage of you” (Chandler). People have gotten so used to being selfish these days that they will go as far as taking advantage of you. Not only do people not care about you but they are wanting to do whatever will help themselves out and no one else. Auden was right about people being selfish and how they need to change to make todays society
(Three messages from Musee des Beaux Arts) “A history of art begins to look a little more interesting where it claims that art has a symbolic value” (Potts). Throughout history there has been a number of very symbolic paintings and images created by many different artists. Whether it was pablo picasso or Leonardo da vinci or any artist there is a meaning behind most pieces they paint. W.H Auden loved to go to an art museum and study paintings try and figure out the meanings of them. Auden stumbled across a painting that caught his eye the painting of The Fall of Icarus. Auden later wrote a poem on what he had taken away from the painting. In the poem, Musee des Beaux Arts, by W.H Auden, there important messages that can be taken …show more content…
As Auden studied the painting he soon realized something. There was a person drowning on the very bottom right part of the painting. As the boy was drowning everyone was carrying on their day ignoring the boy as he is losing his life. In the poem, Musee des Beaux Arts, by Auden it states, “ While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along” (line 4). What Auden is saying is that people don’t care about anyone else except themselves. People all over will often ask others how they are doing. However, people don’t actually care, also the person isn’t going to tell them everything that is wrong with him or her they will simply say they are doing well. The world is full of selfish people that care nothing about anyone else. Chandler states, “When you respond to their selfish behavior with kindness, their brains immediately start planning how to best take advantage of you” (Chandler). People have gotten so used to being selfish these days that they will go as far as taking advantage of you. Not only do people not care about you but they are wanting to do whatever will help themselves out and no one else. Auden was right about people being selfish and how they need to change to make todays society