`The aim of art is to represent not the outward apperance of things, but their inward significance`

Running Head : Spirit of Art

The Spirit behind Art The purpose of art is expression of feelings , emotions , of meanings and ideas that are not self-evident but are buried deep inside layers of false appearances . In the sensory realm of inner significance , nothing is self-evident . Every mundane thing that appears to the outside world has an inner source that is obscure to a lesser mind but an artist deliberately focuses on a few aspects to reveal the real essence of what lies beneath

Every work of art is built upon an

artist 's accumulated experiences that bring to light the shadows of his inner thinking paradigms . This may at times find resonance in some minds and hearts that have a similar thinking while others may be left entirely untouched by it for the same reason . Quite often an artist focuses on a mundane aspect of everyday life to reveal the real motives behind them . These may not at all times be all noble and soul-uplifting but can also be governed by the darker recesses of our inner soul . Two different artists can choose to reveal the same inner significance in contrasting ways and with a different appeal to different spectators because in the realm of art , there is no such concept as 'absolute art ' where one can proclaim with certainty of superiority of one over another . Just because an art form did not appeal to one man does not make it any less inferior because the inner significance of the...