For those who never really explored art like an artist does and has only been able to define art from what they've seen, they normally see it as a creative form of expression, typically in a visual form such as paintings or drawings. However, as someone who has been painting for years, the further I deepen myself in the world of art the more I realize just how important the true definition of art truly is.
The term "art" seems pretty straightforward and easily understandable if I don't say so myself. Anyone could look at a painting, or listen to a song, or read a poem and know that it's a specific form of art. But, from every definition I've found, Art is only defined as "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination". That's literally it.
We'll look at anything that we believe falls under the term “art" and assume that that's all art is. A simple form of expression for others to enjoy.
But, what many people don't see is that we are art too.
Every flaw that we've pointed out as a means of putting ourselves down is what makes us our own masterpiece. Those scars some of us have hold stories that made us stronger. Those stretch marks and thigh gaps and thousands of other blemishes our bodies emphasize make us the masterpiece we are.
Art may be a form of expression and may only seem simple, but the beauty of art is seen in ourselves. we are all beautiful in our own ways.
WE are the true definition of art.
Embrace everything that makes you who you are. You are a work of art, and I hope none of us will ever forget that.
