Entry 30: My New Outlook on Art

I have always appreciated art and admired those that could do it well. That doesn't mean that I understood everything that went into it or what a lot of it meant. I would just look at a piece for a few seconds and decide if it was good or not. Now when I look at art I will see everything that goes into it. This includes the lines, choice of color, style, and texture among so many other things. I have a new understanding of the choices that artists make when it comes to artwork. Now, I can't help but think about the background behind every piece I see. I ask myself many questions. Questions like what is the thought process behind this and why did he/she choose to color it this way? My perception of what is art has also changed. It has become wider, for I see artful value in so many things that I would have never seen before. I realized that art can take so many forms. It doesn't just have to be pencil to paper. It can include happenings, architecture, and even things in our mass culture. Art is something that is a part of my everyday like and now I can acknowledge and respect that.