Wandering the streets
Recently when strolling the streets of Melbourne in search of a new apartment I can call home, I noticed a quote hung up in a boutique window: Art is what makes you think.
I like the simple explanation of what art means to this person, there are so many lengthy, philosophical publications about what role art plays in society. Although I feel there needs to be deep ideas and connotations about and in art, I also feel sometimes it needs to be boiled down and simplified , in order to be accessible. I think i would add to the quote: Art is what makes you feel and then it makes you think. Because a great performance for me is about arousing emotion, which in turn encourages the spectator to think and question why they felt that way.
I shall return to the real estate page in search of a sunny home, now how does that make me feel…
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Do you think conversation can be an art form? Because after all it does make you think, and a meaningful conversation can make you feel aswell.
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I think just about anything can be an artform. That’s the beauty of art, it’s open to interpretation by anyone. The question is, if this conversation is watched by someone else, then it becomes a kind of performance/theatrical. So then it is not only making the people involved feel something, but the spectators are also going to be moved in someway.
yes!! Design can both be an artform AND a way of communicating. Melbourne is awesome for all of the above, hey?