What Art trully means to you?

[shixinchng]

Hey everyone just a lay down for me here
I'm sure all of you have different views to what this particular medium means to you
It could be for fun, doin it for a greater purpose or even something you need in order to calm your nerves.
I would like to hear your point of views and see how diverse some people see art themselves. there could be bad or good ones no judgement here.

For me,
I started art as a mean to combat my social awkwardness at a very young age. I couldn't understand or socialise well so i took sketching as a way to make up for it. My art was rly terrible during that time so i didn't have the local art problems like being bombarded by requests or told "i suck your art is good" kinda treatment.
However, i was taken advantage of before being fooled to sketch for their art exam but thats another matter.

These days, i enjoy sketching for people to bring a smile upon their faces but times when i have mental breakdowns, it will lead me to my sketch therapy which pretty much means me staying in an area and drawing out my emotions and feelings so far i only have one true friend who's able to pinpoint my raging emotions through my artwork ^.^ she's an awesome artist as well.

Sorry if this was a tldr kinda thing you can always read the first verse and post your opinions below thank you
Self promote here .w.

[keii4ii]

I scribbled/doodled as a toddler, just like everyone else at that age... except I did it a lot more than the average toddler.

And I just never stopped? :'D It's a part of life for me, almost like eating. And just like eating... I can't really do it when I'm extremely distressed (my appetite plummets under severe stress). Art is not an emotional outlet for me. It's its own outlet.

Now, writing appears to be a different matter. I do write out my feelings through my stories, even when I'm not aware of doing it.

[Martlu15]

Well, Guy Kopsombut (4AMShower) recently tweeted: "An artist must constantly experiment in order to grow. Push your own boundaries. Feeling uncomfortable is the first step to mastery."

The definition of art is: "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination"

What I think it means is it doesn't require talent or skill. It only needs you to try and improve. I believe art is about progressing, and if every artist has a starting point, then everyone's an artist.

[Shanny8]

@keii4ii same here- been doing art since I could pick up a pencil. I remember looking through old kindergarten & elementary school report cards- and almost every last one has notes on how I used to draw A LOT in class.

Art is a lot of things to me. Art is my sanctuary, art is a way of channeling a lot of energy & emotions into something positive...when I'm not watching movies/TV, football, at work, playing video games, or engaging in family activities, I'm thinking about/doing art.

[Random]

Art, for me, is similar to writing. It's a way of transferring the thoughts/feelings/ideas from my mind to a piece of paper.

Sometimes it's a therapeutic thing. Other times it's just pure fun.

[Monomania]

When I am trying to write something, er...create my art, I am usually doing so because I find looking deeply into myself very fascinating.

The things that come out are often either absurdly silly, or deeply personal...both of which are typically associated with some sort of preoccupation or traumatic moment or feeling/thought in my life. Getting it out, whether its silly or light or dark or just more pertinent to my experiences, it is always a joy to see how it manifests itself in a narrative form. It's then fun to me to have a piece of myself for all to see. I know a lot of writers have a anxiety with exposing themselves, but I just think I have a natural predilection (self-absorption?) for being brutally candid about what I am thinking....at least when I feel comfortable/its appropriate.

Art is super fun.

[artsy_oleander]

Art to me started with me wanting to be more like my dad, but I also had fun with it as well. My parents keep a lot of my really old artwork (which I love but am embarrassed about at the same time lol). Soon, I used it as a way to prevent boredom and avoid being social. Now, I have to draw something, almost every day, even if I draw a bunch of eyes in the corner of my notes ****shrugs****

[SynCypher]

I've always drawn pictures and what not but, my aunt was my mentor into creating real artwork (not just my random disorganized scribbles that I used to make haha). So, starting when I was about 3 she began teaching me how to use different mediums (watercolor mostly). I won't detail the entire journey but, artwork is very cathartic for me and intrinsically valuable. I come from a long line of artists who, for generations, taught their skills on to their children, grand children, and so on down to me. (And when I say generations, I literally mean well over 100 years) I also have had the pleasure of teaching my own nieces and nephews different mediums and skills in the same facet that my own aunt, who was taught by her aunt, taught me. So, while art is very much part of my identity, the way we've shared it for generations is an heirloom in and of itself. : )

[Delete]

I'm a big wrestling fan first of all.
This promo that dolph giggler gives is pretty much what art is to me.

[Mharz]

For me art is that one thing that makes me feel I could do anything. The one that listens to what I feel. Something that accompanies me when I'm lonely. A friend that never leaves me. Art is the thing that makes me feel that I'm awesome and I'm willing to go leaps and bounds for it. Whenever I feel depressed or anxious I go and do art because it keeps my mind thinking of ideas instead of worrying of the things I can't control.

Yeah it's a little emotional but yep it's true!

[Zetsubonii]

Art to me could be anything, emotional, political, satirical, etc. but it has to come from the heart with honest intent. As an artist, the main thing I can say is that art shouldn't be for money, for others or even for art's sake, as cheesy as it sounds, it should be for you and you alone. During my time in the IB, I did art not for a grade, but to combat my different anxieties by trapping their personified demonic forms behind a glassed wooden frame. In college, I did art more for my self to explore a happier side of my life. Now, I do art for my own sake as I want to prove to myself that I can finish what I started, which is why I am so intent on continuing my work here on Tapastic (Pssst, check out Jim's Days)

[Mocha]

I dunno really. Like almost everyone else here I've been drawing since I was a toddler, and over time I just kept doing it because I enjoyed and improved over time. I don't know how to explain it really but art has sort of become a huge part of my identity. I am art and my art is me in a way. With out it I probably would be extremely bored all the time and I wouldn't know what to do with myself.

[that1person]

Art for me is (obviously) a medium for me to convey whatever I want to convey. At first, when I was beginning to be more serious about art, I said stuff like, "that looks so cool. If someone could do that, able to show their thoughts into the physical world, then why can't I?" Then, as I was discovering and learning about art by myself, I noticed there were more benefits to drawing. I expressed more of my feelings just by drawing, I felt more confident, and I have discovered what I would love to do as a career: animation.

So yeah, art has been part of my life since then. It's good that you at least have a one true friend who sticks by you. From experience, it's really a hassle (obviously). And no, I'm not asking for pity. Just saying that: it's good to have something and medium in which you can express without hurting anyone.

[Vanesalisa]

Art for me would like a childhood companion that cheers you up when your down in the dumps

[JKNNKL]

I think art, like film or music and stuff 's purpose is to entertain the creator and the viewer. It would be great to create art that's entertaining to many people : )

[lunaartemisasama]

It is therapy. It helps me to calm myself when the world overhelms me. It's not always doing something but also going to an art gallery. Makes me feel that I am not alone when I read about artists or watch different paintings, sculptures, drawings...