I am an emotional person. I am very passionate about art and about lyrics, etc. I'm not a very good creative writer myself, but I am drawn to beautiful poetry and writings that make me feel emotion...as in music or even that painting...I love tearing it all apart and analyzing it.
I hear a spectacularly written song. It means one thing to me but another to the person who actually wrote it. Who is responsible for that emotion? Well, I am, I suppose. I am the one creating that meaning for myself. It's my emotion that I've created for myself, right? So, does that mean then that I am actually the artist?
However, had the song never been written, then I would've never been able to feel the emotion from that song...even though I am the one creating the emotion. The painting or the song is an outlet for my emotion. Isn't that art though?
The same goes with a poem or a painting.
Sure the original artist has a certain meaning, however, we all interpret things in our own ways.
For example, Switchfoot has pretty amazing lyrics. Have you ever been to one of their concerts? The lyrics moved me so much that I literally cried. Yes, they are a Christian rock band. You don't have to be a Christian for their songs to have meaning to you. For me, they're positive reinforcing lyrics, and to be quite frank, I probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for some of their songs helped to pull me out of depression. "I dare you to move like today never happened" or "This is your life, are you who you want to be?...are you where you want to be?", etc.
You guys know what I am talking about...the concert that makes you feel as if you've just had a religious experience? You get this feeling inside you...it's unexplainable...that's fucking art!!!
Even though I may create my own emotion and meaning as to what that song means to me personally, the musician is still an artist though.
I mean, after all, if an artist can't tap into your emotions and bring all of that out, then all they are producing/selling are catchy tunes, right? If that's the case, they aren't artists at all.
It is truly an art to tap into human emotion.
I hear a spectacularly written song. It means one thing to me but another to the person who actually wrote it. Who is responsible for that emotion? Well, I am, I suppose. I am the one creating that meaning for myself. It's my emotion that I've created for myself, right? So, does that mean then that I am actually the artist?
However, had the song never been written, then I would've never been able to feel the emotion from that song...even though I am the one creating the emotion. The painting or the song is an outlet for my emotion. Isn't that art though?
The same goes with a poem or a painting.
Sure the original artist has a certain meaning, however, we all interpret things in our own ways.
For example, Switchfoot has pretty amazing lyrics. Have you ever been to one of their concerts? The lyrics moved me so much that I literally cried. Yes, they are a Christian rock band. You don't have to be a Christian for their songs to have meaning to you. For me, they're positive reinforcing lyrics, and to be quite frank, I probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for some of their songs helped to pull me out of depression. "I dare you to move like today never happened" or "This is your life, are you who you want to be?...are you where you want to be?", etc.
You guys know what I am talking about...the concert that makes you feel as if you've just had a religious experience? You get this feeling inside you...it's unexplainable...that's fucking art!!!
Even though I may create my own emotion and meaning as to what that song means to me personally, the musician is still an artist though.
I mean, after all, if an artist can't tap into your emotions and bring all of that out, then all they are producing/selling are catchy tunes, right? If that's the case, they aren't artists at all.
It is truly an art to tap into human emotion.
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