Should art be taken more seriously?

Once again today I was on my favorite Debate site and I noticed the question on if art should be taken more seriously. Well, I didn't know that art wasn't taken seriously in the first place. I  mean take into consideration all of the critics and museums and art plazas. There's also all the VMA's, Emmys, and Oscars, All those things are renowned all over the world and they are nothing but different kinds of art.

Visual arts: paintings, movies, photography, power points, logos, drawings, fashion, etc.
Audio arts: music, audio in movies, etc.
Written art: poetry, lyrics, stories, etc.

There are a lot of different kinds of art and maybe they don't seem like they're art but they are. That's the beauty of it is that EVERYTHING is art. The way I'm typing is even artful. It's wonderful. The whole world has the ability to be artful, but not that many see it as I do, because it seems "far fetched". But the only thing I find "far fetched" is the idea that art isn't everywhere or that it shouldn't be taken seriously. Honestly I believe that's a shame. What would people do without art? They'd have plain everything, if even that. There wouldn't be any individuality and I hate that people take this for granted.

Please comment your feelings on this topic.
Until I write again
Au revior,
~Rayne

Fashion=Art?

What is fashion? By definition (Google) it is a popular trend, esp. in styles of dress and ornament or manners of behavior. Does that count as an art though? In my opinion it does, if one is creating a  new style it is much like music. It's a fad. Currently in our generation most of the media is on pop culture and rap. In the fashion world, our generation is obsessed with outrageous colors and all sorts of baggy clothing. To be honest, I fall in the category of fad followers. Not to fit in, but because the outrageous and random stuff I see on clothing and such makes me want to just sport it and show my uniqueness.

Now this talk of fads and such doesn't prove my point the way I'd like it too, only because it's something so trivial.. Yet isn't that how people who aren't music heads feel about music, and same with how most non-artists feel for contemporary or really any art. It's really a call of how you feel for that specific piece of artistry I guess. The way you live is the way you will see things, and that is the beauty of all this. Everything is technically art, depending on how you view it. There are definitely things that I personally do not consider art due to my own opinions. But as I will say time and time again everyone has their own opinions and I will not try and force mine on any of you, I persuade but no pushing. SO! In short, I believe fashion IS an art because of the beauty and grace involved in making everyone around the world look nice. I hope you see it as an art too.

Until I write again
Au revior,
~Rayne

Musical/Medical Benefits

Musical Medical Benefits

 

 

A few years ago I had to pick a topic I was passionate about to give a serious speech on. It was no surprise that I chose music, but the topic had to involve health in some way. So I asked the question “Does music have any medical benefits?” Before I did my research I came up with my own opinion. It does. It can be therapeutic, energizing, and much more. Something I say a lot is that music helps me through a lot like workouts, homework, cleaning, bathing… It is literally my go to when I am stressed. Music can also help me remember what I was doing… It’s like magic for me, so I was hoping it was the same for other people too.

 

The Top 10 Reasons that music is beneficial in several different ways. My personal favorite use in the Intelligence enhancing benefit. The fact that I could be getting smarter just by listening to my favorite songs. Not only does this article point out that music helps people concentrate, it also improves memory performance. These are things that I’ve said before in some of my blogs.

 

Health Benefits of Music shows some of the same benefits of the other website, note they both stress music’s ability to reduce stress, pain, and to increase effort for exercise. This all makes one healthier and happier. There’s no reason you shouldn’t put your headphones on right now and exercise your brain, relax your muscles, and sooth your tortured artist’s soul. But don’t listen too much to sad music when you’re feeling down… that’s not always so healthy, unless it’s fast paced… then go for it!

 

Until I write again

Au revior,

~Rayne