I’ve never really been super into art to be honest, but I thought why not go
to a museum? I mean, I love the arts, but not specifically art. Or so I thought.
We all tend to have our own preconceived notions as to what art is or what it may be, and that goes for anything, but when I walked into The Museum of Modern Art, I was right.
But I was also wrong.
I mean, of course they had the usual paintings and whatnot. The famous “Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh (and I took pictures of it), but then there were the spiders.
There were literal giant sculptures of spiders, one in the center of the room, and one suspended on the wall. Right next to a life size helicopter, and adjacent to a scale model of the building itself.
They have theaters and stores, photography and design. And an entire floor dedicated to fashion, the most commonly seen form of art.
And honestly the most beautiful thing in the entire museum to me, was actually sitting outside of it. A 50 ft tall sculpture of a rose, that I could not take my eyes off of. It just captivated me.
Just yesterday in my History 1003 class, my professor was telling us about how people view art. Asking us whether or not certain things qualify as art, and for some things (like a can with the ‘artist’s’ poop in it) I was quick to say no. But after coming here, and seeing this…I don’t really know what art is. It all depends on you and how you see it. I guess that’s why people like art, and I guess I never really understood that.
