Light in Art

In the art world, Light is a key component in creating a work of art. Although in everyday life some form of light it always around; sometimes in some places more than others. The utilization of light in art and life can symbolize many things. Light can be used to convey emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger etc to an audience. You can also use light to emphasize on certain things and you can use it to try and display the state of things. For instance one situation that I had where I experienced some form of light was in a Theater/ School play. Throughout the play the crew used lighting to direct the play and at a certain part in the play the stage went dark and a spotlight appeared on the main character and even though the other actors were on the stage the audiences attention was one the character with the spot light on them which helped emphasize the character and take away any distractions. Another situation where I experiences the utilization of light was when I was in an Art gallery the artist was trying to emphasize a character in the frame so he made the things around the character in the frame dark and mad ethe character very bright so that it would be able to catch ones attention. So in totality I feel that artist use light to emphasize on what they want the audience to notice.

Why do people make art ?

I believe that different people create art for various reasons. I think people who are professional or serious artists make art because they like to. It would be impossible to be a professional artist and hate making art. For many I think art usually serves as a hobby to release emotions and it can also serve as a form of self expression. Some may make art to create a story by tapping into their emotions.I also believe that people make art for themselves not for others. I feel that art is like playing an instrument, writing book,or playing a sport. We all do those things because we are passionate about them. But if given the talent of being able to create art, some may do it because if they don't it may seem as a waste of talent to them. Art does not have to always be to make us feel good sometimes we create art to evoke emotions in ourselves or to send a message and help others comprehend that message. Sometimes people even use art and images as a tool in advertisements. But in totality with all art our goal is to create or some sort of reaction in ourselves or in an audience.