Art on the emotions.

    

                                   

 What effect does art have on the emotions?



             

A work of art can depict many things, document many historical events, tell many stories and in a lot of cases shed light or provide us with a fleeting glimpse into the lives of the artists themselves.

How much passion, guilt, or betrayal is there depicted through out history in the art world, for example many of the greats were known or believed to have used their lovers or mistress's in their works.
It has often been suggested that Flora, one of Titians more poetic images of a provocative young women, was in fact his mistress Cecilia, whom he finally married in 1525. So when we view a work of art are we briefly being invited to form our own opinion or cast our own judgement not only on the piece but on the artist themselves.

                                                                                                                

 

                                                                                                                            

 

                                                                                                                            

 

 

                                                                                                                              Flora by Titian

Titians Flora c.1515-1520
 

Art after all is a form of expression. A way of venting our feelings and emotions and capturing them for every one to share. There is always a thought process where an idea is conceived, and then a design process where we decide how to best express our initial thoughts. It is a psychological outlet that provides both spiritual relief and satisfaction and invokes emotion in its purist form. So when an artist creates a piece are they really laying themselves bare to our approval, or are they just giving us a brief glimpse through a window in their soul, letting us know how they feel through their work, regardless of what we might think.

Some so called great works of art look as if a child was fed sweets all day and then let loose with a packet of crayons and poster paints and leaves you questioning the piece and wondering what ever was going on in the mind of the artists when they created it, while others leave you feeling mesmerised and astounded by their beauty and composition, inviting you into a world of make believe where fantasy appears to be reality and, for a brief moment in time you are lost in the artists world.

 

Art excites our minds and teases our emotions. Some works can leave you with a feeling of emptiness, sorrow or remorse, while others excite the senses and dare you to look deeper into the piece and imagine what power, passion or desire inspired such a work.
What is it that a work of art has that it can lift you to a higher plain, warming the soul and fuelling a passion buried deep within.
 
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