I believe it is difficult to fully explain the aim of creating works of art in words.
It’s a personal struggle to fully articulate the aim of creating works of art in words, and I believe many of us share this sentiment. Is money the aim of creating works of art? Undoubtedly, for some artists, it is. Still, I believe evoking emotions is one of the most fundamental of creating broadly defined art. The older I am, the more I feel and see it is impossible to answer why people make artworks. What is worse, the more I try to answer why I create something out of nothing (e.g., like in the “Why” posts series), the more I am away from the truth and the answer.
Through millennials, people learned it is better to build than destroy something. Still, is it true?
Those who started wars would say it is better to destroy and kill something. Is it better to cooperate or argue? Of course, this question is rhetorical. Human civilization’s fundaments and progress are developments, cooperations, buildings, and creation. It is obvious we can also destroy many things. Still, in creating, I trust. On a macro scale, nations can build and develop tremendous societies and buildings, with the Great Wall of China, a symbol of human ingenuity and perseverance, at the forefront.
On the other hand, on a microscale, each individual can create something out of nothing.
Often, we call it art. Undoubtedly, we make something to develop ourselves. By doing it, we want to express ourselves and share our thoughts and vision with others. We seek life’s sense while creating. We ask questions, look for the answers, and check the solutions. Even if we know it is a neverending process, we do not give up creating because we believe it is worth doing, even if we cannot explain precisely why. I try to explain the aim of creating works of art, but I think I am simply helpless in this issue.
