What I Currently Believe Art to Be

Today I began to think to myself "what can be considered art?" and "what do all art forms that I've seen so far have in common?" Well I believe that I have an idea for what the answer to these questions may be. I believe that art is any piece of work that conveys some kind of message. Whether it be a painting, a photography, an instillation, musical piece, etc. Every work of art that I've seen so far has this same motive. Works of art convey messages of thought, and often of emotion, and so I believe that any structure or composition which has a message to convey would be considered art.

CD Cover Labels

I think that CD cover labels are pieces of art that are very common, but at the same time they are a complex art form. these cover labels need to have pictures which can represent the overall theme of what the CD is based on, while also being able to draw in an audience, and doing that can be very tough. But even though it can be tough to create a picture which accomplishes these goals, they are very common things which people see all the time.

Another Music Thingy

In this blog, I'm going to talk about what I believe the meaning is to the song "Behind Closed Doors" by the same artist from my last music blog, Rise Against. I believe that this song is trying to convey a message of protesting and rebellion, and how these things helped our country (and others) progress in certain instances. Some lines from the song that lead me to believe this are "Chairs thrown and tables toppled. Hands armed with broken bottles, standing no chance to win, but we're not running, we're not running." along with, "About the time we gave up hoping
we'd ever find these locks still open, stumbling on stones unturned, the hurt we feel, we all have earned." also, "The lines we cross in search of change, but all they see is treason." and finally, a set of lyrics which is repeated throughout the song, "Although we have no obligation to stay alive on broken backs we beg for mercy, we will survive". To me, I see the song as an attempt to relate to all the large (and even some small) movements throughout history, and how the people who contributed to the cause had to protest, riot, and rebel to get their ideals recognized, and even in times of hardship, they didn't give up, and they kept their dreams alive. And this whole message is portrayed through the art of music, in this song. At least in my opinion it is.