Art Is Everywhere Research Paper

I do agree with the authors of our textbook that art is everywhere in our daily activities if we apply the term art in non-specific ways, then yes art is with us constantly in our daily life whether we acknowledge it or not. Creative artistic expressions are found in even the most mundane and commonplace acts of the daily lives of all peoples. (Peoples p346) What we wear, how we do our hair and for some makeup, jewelry, piercing or tattoos are all expressions of us being an “artist” and our body the canvas to present our “art” and on how we need people to see us aesthetically. On the other hand, art is such a large part of our everyday lives that we may hardly even stop to think about it. Look at the desk or table where you are, right this …show more content…
Be it from the monitor screen picture, websites, graphics in video games, Photoshop and whatever cover photo or profile picture we use on Facebook is art. But it is like the adage, beauty (art) is in the eye of the beholder. Art is a constant changing medium and we cannot pigeonhole it into one definition of what it should be or how it is to be expressed. It is what one feels when looking at any object, whether it is aesthetically or not. Art can be found in dance, music, literature and just about anything can be art if one can find beauty or expression in an item then to them it is art. For example I have a cousin who is by all definitions an artist and he paints western stuff, which does not appeal to me for I prefer Van Gogh and Goya over his paintings but he is still an artist creating art even though it does not appeal to me but others find it aesthetic to them. As for another kind of artist would be my fiancé, who is an Elvis Tribute Artist, which some would not call it art but to many others what he does to them, is art. He sings, dances and wears replicas of Elvis’ jumpsuits, all of which are part of his shows which would fall under performance