Art

Many people consider art to be the manipulation of a given medium to instil an emotional response in an individual. Art comes in many different forms and is usually interpreted by each individual differently as it is not an exact science (due to the emotional content involved, particularly beauty). Because the interpretation of a piece of work is very much down to the individual one piece of art can create many different emotional responses even though the artist may of only meant to provoke one. Abstract art is a great example of this because a large bold piece might mean fear to one, person yet courage to another (just as an example). One of my favourite artists has to be M.C. Escher as he uses geometric shapes, trigonometry and lighting to create physically impossible shapes and structures.

Another area of art is sculpting, which is the manipulation of either clay (which is then baked until hard) or stone (by cutting into it with specialist tools). Usually this is of a subject (Michael Angelo’s David for example) but can also be more abstract. Many holy buildings have a great deal of artwork in them including sculptures, paintings, tapestries and stained glass and art, no matter where it is, makes a big difference to the surroundings and also a rooms ambience.