ARTVENTURE

WHAT IS ART?

Ever since I was young, my definition of art revolves around something that has to do with paintings or works made by famous artists. Also, I knew art as the subject in our school, where we typically draw, and that was it. In addition, my thought about art is that it is only aesthetic to our eyes. The reason why I find art this way is because of the standard set by our society. However, as time passed by, my definition changed, and ARTS 1 helped me realize what real art is. Artventure was the title of my portfolio since I felt like I was taking an adventure when I took this subject because of the different learnings that I have gained. Now let us go through my learning experience in this subject, a subject about critical perspectives in the arts.

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES/DISCUSSIONS

THE LEFT OUT SCULPTURE

This discussion made me realize many things about the status of the people who are in need. This sculpture resembles a homeless person. Some people were passing by the art, and some were concerned and tried to rip the “plastic bag” since they thought there was an alive person inside. This project made me realize that art can indeed show the reality that we are living just by doing an experiment.

TZARA’S BAG

This activity was my favorite of all because it does not follow any rules. Since I am not that good when it comes to making poems, I enjoyed doing this activity. We will just pick the words randomly in order for us to make a poem and that’s it. I appreciated this activity since I like things that does not follow any pattern

BANKSY’S LOVE IS IN THE BIN

I also like doing this activity since it made me realize the true situation of the art industry, not just in other countries but also in our country. This activity is a stunt to disappoint the buyers and abandon the art. This is an art of Banksy, and he tried to shred it during the auction but only succeeded halfway. Instead of seeing the disappointment in the buyers, the price of the artwork just increased even more. It showed that the buyers did not treat the art in terms of its artistic value. They just want it because it came from a well-known artist. What if the situation changed and this stunt was performed by a less popular artist? I doubt that it will still be bought by the bidders. It only just showed that the rich treat art as a commodity.

PORTFOLIO OF MY ACTIVITIES

ART AFTER TAKING THE SUBJECT

After taking the subject, some realizations made me change my definition of art. In addition, it changed my outlook, widened my knowledge about art, and made me critical when I look at art. At first, I thought all art was just for aesthetical purposes only. As I was learning about the subject, it made me think that there are artworks that are not aesthetically beautiful but can be considered art. Also, I learned that art is everywhere if we think critically. I also realized the sad reality that art is a commodity for some people. Art must not be treated that way but be treated by looking at the true value hidden behind the art because, in every art, there is a meaning behind it. Yes, the artist made it for fun, but I am sure that all artists have an inspiration behind creating the art resulting in different meanings that the art can give. Also, we must appreciate the art itself because I am sure that the artist put all his efforts into making the artwork. To summarize my point, I want to say that art should be appreciated according to its true meaning, and we must enjoy every art we will encounter.

Thank You Very Much Ma’am Toraldo! ❤️