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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Artistic Genre

What people fail to remember sometimes is how far art reaches. They try to keep it boxed up in a small box. Art to some is simply the paintings on a wall, the drawings in the sketchpad. But, look how far art reaches!

Art is dance. An expression of self through the forms of the body. How a person expresses a story through the art of dance. The growing of a tree. The ending of a season. The anger of a father. And the motion of the sea. All these can be expressed through body movements during a dance recital.

Of course, music is art. In all retrospect, music is probably the most popular of the arts. People love listening to music. Musicians will never be at a loss for audience members. But, music is more than the singer. It's the musical instruments creating sounds that tell a story just like the dance. When the wind blows, the wind instruments can make the audience feel it. When there is action, the drums and the bass can act together to create tension. Music is more than just blaring guitar, rhythmic drums and a voice wailing emotions.

Art is in everything from building motorcycles to remodeling homes. Landscaping is a form of art. Art is actually in everything we do if we make it that important to us. Some people use terms at work like, "Got it down to an art form." That means they've mastered it.

So, all this to say that art is complete communication. Way beyond anything that words can express, art allows us to communicate concepts, ideas and notions. Through the use of our bodies and the instruments we invent, art has its way of entering our lives from any direction.

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