what is art?

INTRODUCTION

 The definition of art cannot be bound in limited words. It is the personal feeling of a person and every person is unique. He has his own likings, disliking's and views. So every person defines art according to his own interest. Time to time artist and intellectuals have given their views about art. According to bharat Muni art is painting, music, instrument playing and dance. Mostly the word 'Kala' has been used for the Fine Arts and Shilpa(Craft) for the arts of utility.  'Panini' used the word 'Shilpa' for both Fine arts and utility arts. The special activity which is used to make an object beautiful is known as 'Kala'.

Indian traditional treaties mention Sixty four(64) Kalas, as for example in Kamasutra by Vatsayana. The Lalit Kala (Fine Arts) includes music, dance, sculpture, painting, and architecture. According to some thinkers literature, specially drama and poetry are also fine arts because all the embody the essence of art 'rasa'.

When the word art is mentioned, the first idea that comes in our mind is drawing and painting. It is a narrow concept of art. Art like music, poetry, drama. writing prose, sculpture, painting and drawing are the branches of art. Art is a form of communication through which man expresses his thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences.

MEANING

 The word 'ART' is derived from the Greek word 'ar' which means to create, to make or to fit. Here also 'art' has two meaning:

1. ART as a creation of beauty which gives pleasure.

2. Art as a process of skillful building or making.

3. Art is a creation of beauty and pleasure by a process of skillful crafts.

In Sanskrit language we call 'ART' 'KALA' which is derived from the root word 'kal' which means to inspire, or to give pleasure.

Thus the word meaning of kala is two fold:

1. As beautiful, sweet, tender and pleasure giving.

2. As some skill, some craft, some special ability.

Art is a medium through which one can express his own impressions, expressions, feelings and emotions. Art gives relaxation to the tension of man's mind. So it is very psychological in its nature. Nobody can left without the effect of art who is the part of this society.

DEFINITIONS OF ART GIVEN BY DIFFERENT ARTIST:

1. ACCORDING TO RAVINDRA NATH TAGORE:- "Art is expression of human experiences.

2. TAGORE:-  "Man expresses himself through art".

3. PLATO:- "Art is imitation of truth".

4. ARISTOTALE:- "Art is imitable".

5. RIGVEDA:- "All truth, goodness and beauty emanate from the God. Art is eternal and unending. The expression, consciousness of the beauty of God is called ART (KALA)".

6. MAHATAMA GANDHI:- Art is the thought of the spirit. So the outer from of a man is alive only when his inner self is living".

So we can say:

1 Man expresses himself by art. 

2 The creative energy of god, which man receives in a limited form is art.

3 Art is beautiful expression of truth the attainment of goodness.

4 To some thinkers art is yoga, because it unites man or living being to the creator.

To Conclude:

Art is expressing the god in his various overt and covert forms and seundy. Art is pleasure giving.

Classification Of Art: 

We can classify art on the various grounds. These are as follows:

(A)

 1. External Art :- It includes painting, sculpture architecture, carpentry and goldsmithery etc.

2. Internal Art:- These are the arts which are private to the person and are kept under cover.

(B)

1. Subjective Art:- Subjective art is that which artist brings out from his himself. In which the artist peeps into his inner soul and gets inspiration from there. Personal sorrows, happiness, hopes or dissatisfaction are explained and expressed through the medium of art. For e.g. Abstract art is that which is a reflection of one's feelings and ideas.

2 Objective Art :- Objective art is the observed art which we paint after having a glimpse of it, in the world around us. For e.ge Still life or the position of the suffering man. This art is imitation of the surrounding. The things painted, with some objective motif for the society is objective arts, example. These can be seen and copied. Ajanta painting are the example of such art.

(C)

1. Visual Arts:- Which can be seen such as painting, sculpture, cinema, architecture etc.

2. Auditory Art:- Which can be heard and enjoyed such as poetry, music, instrument playing.

(D)

1. Concrete Art:- Painting, sculpture, architecture etc. Which we can see.

2. Abstract Art:- Which can not be seen, only those which can be enjoyed, for eg. Poetry and music etc.

To conclude we can say that:

Art is as old as existence of man an earth. It is coming from ancient times. We have many mythological stones regarding art that how it comes into existence. One of the stories is that : Once a Brahmin's son passed away and Brahmins was lamenting and crying  and shouting very loudly. From there, at the some time God Vishnu passed away and asked the cause of his weeping. Brahmin told Vishnu ji that his only son has died. Vishnu ji asked him to draw the portrait of his son and the Brahmin did it. The benevolent God Vishnu blessed him after seeing the portrait and the son of Brahmin was alive. These are although only the myths, but they told us the importance of art in man's life.

So we can say art is the best gift by the God, given to man. Art is like a mirror, through which one can see his own emotions, feelings and expression. Art  has its own value. Today no work can be done perfectly without the help of art. Each and everyone needs the help of art.

FQA

1Q:- What is Art?

2Q:- Define Art?

3Q:- Describe various type of art?