Discovering Hidden Messages behind Artistic Creations
Stedmann Wilson
Professor Amanda Loos
Humanities 201: Section J
May 10, 2010
Preservation of Your Home in the Arts Some can say that the arts for many years has been viewed as for many years, as just what it is; works created by those who had a vision, and constructed such in using whichever materials they felt are necessary. While that is a fact in the origins of creating art, further questioning goes within the intent of the artist’s work. Questions such as, for what reason was this piece created? Why were these certain materials utilized in creating such a piece? And more importantly, what is the overall social message or theme that can be pulled from the piece? These questions all lead to the discovery of the deeper thoughts as to why an artist creates what they create, and for the purpose that they do as well. Our earth is in need of deep concern right now, for the neglect that the residents of such are resulting in a fast changing lifestyle that is uninhabitable from the way we live now. In Isabella Gonzales’s creation 2 Cent Worth, she displays a jar, with the depositing of 2 pennies within it to convey the message of the ozone layer being roughly the thickness of two pennies and for us to contribute to the future of our earth’s well being. This same message was revealed in the composition of Jay Shree’s poem, “Nature & Preservation.” Although the poem goes into deeper thought as to where the earth will be, resulting from the neglect of the uncaring manner in which the earth is being handled, both pieces of work, when put together, the image of destruction within the changing earth, preservation of what’s left, and investing into the future of the land can be gathered from these pieces. Our earth is no stranger to destruction. From natural disasters, to those caused by us humans, the earth has endured them all, and has shown over the years. This is evident in the occurrence of the ozone layer, in which both artist has a great concern for in the
Professor Amanda Loos
Humanities 201: Section J
May 10, 2010
Preservation of Your Home in the Arts Some can say that the arts for many years has been viewed as for many years, as just what it is; works created by those who had a vision, and constructed such in using whichever materials they felt are necessary. While that is a fact in the origins of creating art, further questioning goes within the intent of the artist’s work. Questions such as, for what reason was this piece created? Why were these certain materials utilized in creating such a piece? And more importantly, what is the overall social message or theme that can be pulled from the piece? These questions all lead to the discovery of the deeper thoughts as to why an artist creates what they create, and for the purpose that they do as well. Our earth is in need of deep concern right now, for the neglect that the residents of such are resulting in a fast changing lifestyle that is uninhabitable from the way we live now. In Isabella Gonzales’s creation 2 Cent Worth, she displays a jar, with the depositing of 2 pennies within it to convey the message of the ozone layer being roughly the thickness of two pennies and for us to contribute to the future of our earth’s well being. This same message was revealed in the composition of Jay Shree’s poem, “Nature & Preservation.” Although the poem goes into deeper thought as to where the earth will be, resulting from the neglect of the uncaring manner in which the earth is being handled, both pieces of work, when put together, the image of destruction within the changing earth, preservation of what’s left, and investing into the future of the land can be gathered from these pieces. Our earth is no stranger to destruction. From natural disasters, to those caused by us humans, the earth has endured them all, and has shown over the years. This is evident in the occurrence of the ozone layer, in which both artist has a great concern for in the