Many things can be considered a work of art and usually true art requires a lot of work. Confused? Let me elaborate. Art can take many forms and it is usually in the eye of the beholder. Yes, I realize that the original saying is ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’, but for me art is beauty and vice versa. What do you think about movies? Can they be regarded as art? Of course. And what about music? Now that’s my favourite form of art, that speaks louder and clearer than all the words in all the languages and dialects all over the world.
Having said that, this is precisely what I want to talk to you about today – my favourite type of art, music! I crave it, love it, live it, any type, any genre – well, almost. But what I relate to most is rock and all its siblings, from heavy metal, to afro punk and all the way to rock and roll. When I listen to my favourite band, I close my eyes and all that surrounds me instantly disappears. I often find myself thinking about things I haven’t thought about in years, things that sometimes bring me joy, other times tears and many times both. This is how music can open your soul and dig up old wounds, only to help us make peace with what has hurt us and help us heal.
If you think about it, we all have some form of art in our life that we relate to, even if it is only art for us. See, another form of art for me is communication. It is art because only few of us are really good at it and the ongoing development of the Internet and all the social networks keeps crippling us, making it harder for us to talk to each other in person. Music is just that, if you ask me – communication at the highest levels because even songs with no lyrics can touch your heart and speak to you more than words.
Another form of art that I absolutely love is sculpting. If you know the work of some of the most renowned British sculptors such as Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, you definitely understand where I am coming from. Henry Moore said ‘Art is the expression of imagination and not the imitation of life’ and I couldn’t agree more. Although one does not exclude the other, can you imagine life without imagination? Or can you imagine life without art? I couldn’t, just as I couldn’t imagine life without music – my favourite type of art.