Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Is life a work of art?-Michel Foucault

"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or to life. That art is something which is specialized or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn't everyone's life become a work of art? Why should the lamp or the house be an art object but not our life?" -Michel Foucault 

I would agree with Michel Foucault. I think that it is true that every ones life is a work of art and it is concerning that something as simple as a lamp can be art, but something so beautiful as life isn't art. Its true when he says that art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals or to life. In today's society i think that people think that art is something that is only tangible. Whether your life is dark, happy,beautiful, or sad it is still artwork.  Even killers and evil people's life is art, it may be a bit darker and different but it is still art.The beauty in life is often only seen with death, only appreciated once is is no more. Through death comes known the beauty in life,  the art that was created in that particular life. It shows how truly beautiful life really is. What makes art beautiful is when it is different and unique, which is like peoples lives. Every person has lives that are unique and beautiful much like artwork. Every person is capable of art depending on that persons choice of expressing art. i believe that if everyone saw their lives as artwork then the world might be a little bit happier for everyone.

The River

 pain flows like the river,
shifting back and forth,
she struggles.

strives to put on that face,
 hidden in elegance is pain,
she struggles.

 swimming toward the bank,
 the river grasps,
she struggles.

a desperate shriek for help,
abandoned in the river,
she struggles.

 the river becomes too much to bare,
swallowing whole,
she sinks.