Historically, I am fascinated by Egyptian artwork. With modern day phonetic alphabets, each letter represents a sound. With modern day literature, the art is between the lines, contained in the meaning of the words' written. Hieroglyphs were visual representations of words and actions. The words itself was the art. They were one in the same.
In terms of the written word, I personally love Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.
The Crucible is a story with themes that are timeless. Themes like integrity in the face of corruption, standing up for injustice, mob mentality, and many others.
In copies of the play, Arthur Miller submits an essay comparing the Salem Witch Trails to the Communist Witch hunts of the 1950s. I remember thinking that the same fear of dissent was palpable in the buildup the the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003, when those holding anti-war opinions could be labeled as unpatriotic or even traitors.
At its highest form, comedy is, in my opinion, an art form. Good comedy, while funny, can also be enlightening and thought provoking in the context of a relaxed humorous atmosphere. A thoughtful discourse that at times also happens to be debilitatingly funny.
Lenny Bruce was a pioneer of comedy in the same way that modern rock and roll can be traced back to blues roots.
I am not religous. But every year I make a piece of art that millions of americans also create around christmas time. I put up a christmas tree. And not one of those plastic ones either. It's not christmas unless I have a pine fire hazard erected in my living room covered in COLORED LIGHTS and BUBBLE LIGHTS.
It's art. People put it in their rooms in a place they find aesthetically pleasing, and decorate the tree in a manner that they find appealing.
May I humbly submit, that the above Christmas Tree is indeed art. And so is the one below.
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