True Colours: Attraction & Acceptance

Art is about attracting attention, yes or no? Art is usually created by mankind to express emotions and deliver messages.

Last week, I was discussing with my 3D lecturer about some disturbing and provocative arts. Most of his class works require neat and clean finishing. I questioned if he could accept something messy, dirty and disturbing, as art is really subjective. You can create something in your own way and call it as art.

His answer was fair. You have to know the rules before you break the rules. There is always a set of rationales to follow in creating arts. At the basic level, he probably prefers something simple, neat, and aesthetic. He mentioned about one of the stage performance by a student who was caught by the police after performing. There was a disturbing scene using glass to knock the head to bleed. This kind of performance requires license to perform by the authority.

The level of acceptance by the public towards the extent of art is still under question. Though the freedom of creating arts does exist.