The Summary Of My Exploration

Art is such a vast field that exploring it is endless. Art is probably one of the first few fields that have been affected by the recession. Even though it is of great importance, not everyone seems to be looking at the bigger picture of it. There is so much criticism for those getting into this field, somewhat like a stigma attached to it about financial stability and how one can succeed in it. On one hand their are people questioning it and the other there are people practicing it with purity, because they love to. One can see these people on the subway, at the streets, their passion doesn’t seem to die.
      There are all types of artists in this world. Some are more about expressing themselves, others who want to gain attention and those who want to provide the public with awareness. The contributions from this field are immense. Specially when it comes to awareness. Exhibitions such as the current one going on at Cooper Hewitt about Why Design? helps the public to understand the possibilities of living in a cleaner and energy efficient world. Self awareness through art therapy is another contribution the art field provides. Expressing the deeper and inner issues through art helps for those who cannot verbally explain the trauma they have gone through. A number of art therapy programs have been set up such as the victims of Katrina and even criminals.        Escaping from art is not a possibility. There is art in everything and all around. Its unfortunate that only a handful of artists get the exposure they deserve. The world has so many great artists but like “brands” only a few sell out. This year some of the biggest auctions in art were made, such as Picasso, Giacometti and Mark Rothko. Ironically while this is happening artists are surviving by two or three jobs. Art apparently is just not enough. Specially with the recession going on people belonging to the upper class in society seem to be the only one’s who can afford art; but for them buying art is just not like entering a store and buying a dress, it is a investment. Artists need a boost in the art market and this is only possible by the people even belonging to the middle class see art and buy art. In fact it is important to educate people on art so that the stereotypes of it are dealt with and that it is given as much reputation and is in par with any other job in this society.