To evoke in oneself a feeling one has once experienced,
and having evoked it in oneself, then, by means of movements,
lines, colors, sounds, or forms expressed in words, so to transmit
that feeling that others may experience the same feeling - this
is the activity of art.
Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man
consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others
feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected
by these feelings and also experience them.
Every work of art causes the receiver to enter into a certain
kind of relationship both with him who produced, or is producing,
the art, and with all those who, simultaneously, previously, or
subsequently, receive the same artistic impression.
(Lev Tolstoy)
“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”
~ Edward Hopper
THEORY: Through art we become better givers and receivers. To share and understand each other - that's why we need art. Art is a means of communication, to tell one another a story they want to share with others. What is more, we need art to think, be reflective and release some emotions. Art is like a palette of colors, giving us a full range of expression. Art is everywhere around us, in the streets, in the parks. When it is part of the place we live, these places become more interesting.
PRACTICE: The students' task was to design a piece of art, either a sculpture, a building or a mural. It could also be a painting presented in a new way to the public. They could have gone even further and create some extraordinary works of art in quite unusual places.
