Why Art?

Jessica Ross

The Art Festival happened this week. Students from different grades were given the opportunity to display their works from the course of the school year.  

The Fine Arts Festival may not be as exciting as an Eagles football or basketball game, but there is just as much heart that goes into each student's work. No doubt about it, there are students who simply fill in the requirements so they can get their fine arts credit and can move along. It makes sense; art isn't for everyone. However, pushing through those that regard it as just another class, there is a sum of students who use art to express ideas and tell their stories.

I asked Inha Kim (12) what he uses his art for and why he does it. He answered me with this: “I just like doing it, but really...it's like talking. It's conveying what you feel. Rather than saying it, you are showing it. And I like it because it's more creative than just using words. I mean, you could say there is an art to it.”

On a more personal note, I agree with him. I think that art is a way that people who struggle with words can express things they might not have the chance, or courage, to say otherwise.

They say that a picture is a thousand words. There is quite a lot of truth to such an overused statement. Why make a statement and put a frame around your message when you can draw it and leave it up to interpretation?

Much like a play, a sport, a song, or a science project, there is work that goes into each piece. Much like a play has a concert, a song has a gig, a sport has a tournament, a science project has a fair: art has an exhibition.