Beyond what is so-called beauty

I find art more than what others call beauty. The silent expression it gives is a reflection of not just the artist’s emotion but its interpretation also depends on the underlying emotion of its audience. The one who has a perfect eye for beauty may find a particular art not pleasing to the eye if she would not look beyond the surface.

I, myself, am guilty of rejecting one. I could even think of it as waste of time to look at. I still had to do a lot of mind-setting to appreciate this artwork or at least ponder on the effort exerted by their creators just for me to like their work. To my surprise, for the second time I accidentally saw this art piece once again. The feeling I had for it before has totally changed. It felt like listening to the rain drops or enjoying the smell of a familiar scent that is giving back so much memory. I took a second look and checked if the artwork has been modified. And yes, I knew it. I was so sure that I was looking at the same piece which for me a long time ago was nothing but trash.

Nothing made the artwork different. It was me who changed! People change. Why? Society molds you to change. Knowledge, education, information are contributors of change. But more than anything, experience change people where experience is the foundation of emotion. To-date I am still wondering what made me feel so much attached to that artwork which I know I cannot have anymore. How in heaven would I have it when for the second time again I saw it, it was so proud looking down at me from the marble wall of the luxurious hotel it was set!

Just a wild guess upon the sight of such high-valued wall painting, I think I have emotional attachment to it because it brings back not childhood days but innocence. It was a period when all my eyes deemed beautiful are nothing but everything shallow. I would probably like it if and only if the frame was filled with ribbons and glitters.

Just like everyone else who turns to adulthood, I can now find beauty in trash. Wall painting that shows not just simplicity but poverty to depict what is going on within the society are very meaningful more than flowers and gardens. Then that is exactly how I learned appreciating art pieces more than finding beauty in its appearance. Its appreciation depends on the artist’s emotion connecting to the feeling of its audience.

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