ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
THE
Arts ISSUE
Art is wonderful. Art is freeing. Art is the essence
of life brought down to its purest form, a form
that has many different faces and many different
outlets. Art can bring people together in a
common love, or it can cause debate and
discussion. What is incredible about art is that
whilst one person may see one thing, another
could see (or feel – much art is about the feelings
that are created in the viewer) something entirely
different, and neither would be wrong.
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Art, therefore, is a way for us
all to be equal; if no
interpretation can be wrong,
then they must all be right.
Art has been a part of humanity
since the earliest times, since
cavemen daubed on rocky
walls, and it has evolved and
changed over many hundreds
of thousands of years to strike
a chord with the people of the
time in which it is created. But
art has a magical quality that
also makes it timeless, which
is why when we look at the art
made by medieval painters,
Renaissance sculptures, or
Victorian photographers, we
often find ourselves struck by
the emotions that the artist
intended us to feel all along.
Our county has a rich and
varied history when it comes
to art – and a rich and varied
present and future too; all we
need to do is slow down
enough to appreciate it.