ARTSY WEEKEND

 

I live in a city packed with museums and galleries and it was long due for a visit. So my friend and I decided to do just so. It hit me last week, while I was going through my art books getting stacked on my book shelves, how important art is for me in my life. Museums, Galleries, Bookstores are places I indulge in quite often. I love spending summer afternoons museum hopping.  When I was little, I'd spend hours flicking through art books devoted to Renaissance and Surrealism. I was always interested in what has been created, and every painting has a complex meaning behind it, a rigorous analysis of each stroke of the paint brush.  It's sad the children are not much involved with the art world, this classic hobby is slipping through hands of time. Children have now become robotic culture bodies, there's not much observation left, it's all about technology and the apps. It's becoming a meaningless preserve rather than a necessity. Art teaches us patience, observation, it opens up doors in our minds to an Imaginary world which then helps us to expand our mental horizons. It enhances the way we see the world. I was quite fortunate growing up in a family where creativity was a daily dose. I grew up watching my mom paint, and she encouraged me to understand the world through art, by observing the work of others but also in our own imaginative endeavors.  Young people should get more involved and experience the pleasure of  Art and the artists behind it. It enhances our intellect, inspires us to expand, motivate us to learn and provokes our thought process. I don't think I am ever going to loose interest in anything creative, it's the acquisition of knowledge that keeps me going, the inexplicable feelings not only makes me more curious but provokes a thought that takes me beyond my own limits of understanding. So let's hope the new generation appreciates the works of amazing painters who left their legacy behind for us to adore and appreciate. My weekend with my friend was at Cornell Fine art Museum in Rollins College.