Ritisha Saxena - Week 10 - The power of Art

 

 Art has always existed in our world, the first instances of people expressing themselves with colors and paintings can be dated back to 30 000 BP or later. Art allows people to draw and paint what they're feeling inside. When all words fail to express our emotions, we can physically represent them on paper and canvas.


Majority of the best art is created from profound emotions, there are even museums dedicated to this. Scientifically, emotional art activates specific areas of the brain that are linked with emotional processing. This is especially relatable to people who don't know how to express themselves or have no one to express their emotions to, whether that is happiness, sorrow, regret, or something much deeper!


Art can take many forms, painting, drawing, clay sculptures, etc. Each form of art can be amplified by the amount of emotions put into it. In my free time, I love to paint and draw. It is the best form of emotional release, it can help you calm yourself and relax, especially with the hectic and stressful environment we are put in everyday at school. 

At the end of the day, art has the power to evoke emotions from the viewers and observers as well as provide a release for the creator of the art piece. Without art, people would not find reliability or a safe place to release their emotions. Art also makes the world a much brighter, beautiful and emotional place, because of art we are able to project our emotions and turn them into something beautiful

Comments

  1. Sara SanthoshFebruary 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM

    Hi Ritisha! Your blog was really interesting to read! While I’m not the most artistically talented person, I love how you highlighted that art can be seen as an emotional outlet, and how it can be expressed by many different forms. It’s cool how it can be something simple, but also personal and connect people. The part where you talked about how art affects the brain was also really interesting! Overall, I enjoyed reading your blog, and might even try to do some art later for fun. Great job!

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