Experiencing the Arts
Experiencing the Arts
Ebony R. Hughes
ARTS/100
June 2, 2014
Doris Doyon
The definition of art, according to the Oxford dictionary is described as “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” (Oxford, 2014) Now at a time before I would have to agree with the current definition of art given by Oxford, however I began to experience something quite different at the tender age of eight years old. At this age I was thrust into a world I did not want any parts of, I wanted to stay in my little bubble I called my world and deal with my feelings the way I wanted to. However my mother and therapist thought of another way I could express my feelings and emotions, they thought I should try creative writing and dance. At first both of these art forms were foreign to me and I was afraid to be different, but once I was able to express how I was feeling through a series of movements and written words there was no stopping me. I could write out my feelings in a poem, or a song or just in a note or diary. I could pour out my soul onto a piece of paper and express excited, depressed or angry I was. Creative writing I believe helped save my life, I began to dabble in poetry and spoken word and by the time I was 14 I was able to reveal my emotions to others by performing in poetry contests and other forms of the spoken word art form. Poetry does not discriminate nor does it judge because there is no right or wrong way to achieve or draw some emotion from your audience. Your audiences can be a room of one or 100 but as long as they feel your words and evoke some emotion or feeling. Poetry not only feeds your soul but some British researchers consider it music to the brain or mind that activates the same brain areas as music. (UPI, 2013) Dancing in any form can evoke all sorts of emotion from the
Ebony R. Hughes
ARTS/100
June 2, 2014
Doris Doyon
The definition of art, according to the Oxford dictionary is described as “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” (Oxford, 2014) Now at a time before I would have to agree with the current definition of art given by Oxford, however I began to experience something quite different at the tender age of eight years old. At this age I was thrust into a world I did not want any parts of, I wanted to stay in my little bubble I called my world and deal with my feelings the way I wanted to. However my mother and therapist thought of another way I could express my feelings and emotions, they thought I should try creative writing and dance. At first both of these art forms were foreign to me and I was afraid to be different, but once I was able to express how I was feeling through a series of movements and written words there was no stopping me. I could write out my feelings in a poem, or a song or just in a note or diary. I could pour out my soul onto a piece of paper and express excited, depressed or angry I was. Creative writing I believe helped save my life, I began to dabble in poetry and spoken word and by the time I was 14 I was able to reveal my emotions to others by performing in poetry contests and other forms of the spoken word art form. Poetry does not discriminate nor does it judge because there is no right or wrong way to achieve or draw some emotion from your audience. Your audiences can be a room of one or 100 but as long as they feel your words and evoke some emotion or feeling. Poetry not only feeds your soul but some British researchers consider it music to the brain or mind that activates the same brain areas as music. (UPI, 2013) Dancing in any form can evoke all sorts of emotion from the
References: Discussing Dance. National Arts Centre (2014). Retrieved from http: http://www.artsalive.ca/en/dan/understand/appreciate/discussdance.asp Definition of Art. Oxford Dictionaries. (2014) Retrieved from http: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/art#art Poetry activates the brain in the same way as music does, study finds. United Press International (2013). Retrieved from http: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/10/09/Poetry-activates-the-brain-in-the-same-way-as-music-does-study-finds/UPI-10681381354277/