High Museum

I visited the High Museum on Saturday. The museum was filled with captivating exhibits, but my favorite was the Dali exhibition. I love how the exhibit not only showcased his art and the history of his life, but it also showcased his witty personality. The first thing I saw when I walked into the exhibit was a wall with a line of different pictures of Dali (acting silly) and a series of answers he gave to questions in an interview. His responses the questions were funny and clever, especially once they were combined with the string of silly pictures. I thought that the exhibit was very refreshing because it did not just show paintings on a wall with explanations next to them. Instead, I found that the Dali exhibit was very engaging.

A Picture of the High Museum. Source: Here.

The promotion image for the Dali exhibition. Source: Here.

Definition of Art

This picture exemplifies my definition of art because, although I'm not the biggest fan of graffiti art, I think that graffiti artists best illustrate the freedom that artists have in forming their art and the freedom for people to have their own opinions about the artworks they see. Art is about freedom. The artist has the freedom to express whatever he or she wants to share through the piece. Viewers have the freedom to have their own unique opinion about the piece and what it means to them specifically. Graffiti is the form of art that best exemplifies both of these freedoms. Graffiti artists paint (traditionally using spray paint) whatever they want, wherever they want. In addition, the general public's reaction to graffiti greatly varies, some people deeply appreciate it, while others pass by, shaking their heads in disappointment and disgust.

Sources:
Picture- http://www.intute.ac.uk/hottopics/limelight/graffiti.html