Light?

Light-Dark

this comparison, like most opposites, is often compared to good and evil, happy and sad, or hot and cold, they all almost interchangeable. In all disney movies the mean witch is often dressed in black, living in a cold scary place. They are always dark. While our protagonist is surrounded by light and color, their happiness literally shines through their glow. This shows the connotations we associate with light. Light can also serve as a warning. Red light, green light, yellow light. Light has significance and meaning. Lights on=awake, Lights off=asleep. You could argue our lives are conducted by the light around us. Before clocks people measured their time with the sun dials. They guided themselves through unchartered waters with the light of the stars. Little kids are often afraid of the dark. As we get older they become less afraid, but why is dark so scary? is it that you cant see, you dont know what to expect. We are told that bad things happen in the dark. Do not stay out late, it is dark. People try to avoid the dark. So if dark is bad then is light good? Light is thought to be warm. Light is what make micro waves heat, x rays see. It brings tans to the surface of your skin, and dries your nail polish. Lights allow us to see more. It illuminates our minds. but light can be bad too, x rays cause tumors and microwaves burn and things explode. Where do our connotations and associations about light and dark go too far become more than what light actually is, a physical manifestation.

Why do people make art?

I think different people create art for many different reasons. First and foremost I think people who are serious artists make it because they like to. It would be hard to be a professional artist and hate the process of producing art. For some I think art serves as a hobby, a release of emotions and form of self expression. Others may make it to tap into some emotions or convey a story, anything they believe in. I think people don't make art for other people, people make art for themselves. Of course for those talented and passionate enough about art to make it a career they have the pressure of making a profit weighing down on them in a way that may positively or negatively effect their product, but the pressure or bringing in a salary keeps them productive. I think people make art for the same reason others play instruments or write novels. Something in your soul inspires to create and free yourself translating it into a physical manifestation. Art is not always about making you feel good though, sometimes we need to create to evoke some emotion in ourselves or one we feel others need to recognize. People can also use art and images as a manipulation tool in advertisements and propaganda. With all art we are trying to instigate some sort of reaction in ourselves or in our audience.