Last weeks lecture included video clips of the movies Inception and The Matrix. The common theme between the two are that reality for someone is what they consider it to be. Reality is what each person wants and sees it as. It is very difficult to change one's view of reality and many will struggle to protect what their version of reality is.
The same priciples can be related to art work. An absolute fact about a piece such as color, size, and medium used to create it can not be argued. However, what the piece represents or the message portrayed by the work can be debated or mean something different to each individual viewing it.
Why does the artist use this medium? Why did he/she make it this size and color? Why did he hide the piece or display it gloriously for all to see? What was he/she thinking while creating it? Only the artists know the answers to these questions we've all wondered about works of art from history. The cave paintings in France are among those leaving us with so many unanswered questions.
I believe it is human nature to seek absolute answers and explainations for things we are curious about. Many speculate on the how and whys of the cave paintings without a real concrete answer. Perhaps this is what makes them so very facsinating? Anyone who looks at it can try to decode the mystery and speculate about what life was like and how these works were created.
In conclusion, the mystery of artwork is what inspires and fuels our own creativity and imaginations. Having such a powerful impact on people by igniting minds to think and speculate is what makes these mysterious works so very popular
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