In the past, my opinion on art was that works of art usually represent people’s feelings. What is more, the feelings are usually positive, such as joy and appreciation. However, after the visit to the Singapore Art Museum today, there is some change to my attitude towards art.
The moment I stepped into the museum, I started to get confused as almost all the works of art seemed strange to me. There was a photo on which two strange-looking people stand on an isolated island. The two men were in rags and really ugly. I started to get confused why the author took such a picture. Does he want to tell us his feeling or reveal some unknown evil things? However, after going upstairs, I got more confused and even a bit scared.
On the second floor, I found many pictures or photos on which people are so scary. Some of them were even naked, panic and fear appeared on their faces. Moreover, in another video, a woman was dancing on butter, and she kept slipping down and standing up again and again. What did all of these want to tell us? According to my previous opinion on art, can all of these be called art?
Perhaps Singapore Art Museum is quite different from other art museums, and these works of art are disparate from art we commonly know. From my point of view, all of these works try to reveal some negative aspects in our lives. Perhaps they are related to poverty, famine and riot; perhaps they are associated with the dark side in our mind, such as prejudice, fear and selfishness; perhaps all of the works of art try to warn us to protect the environment or to notice unfairness in our society. Although I cannot understand it totally at present, I have to admit that they are a totally different kind of art.
I agree with you. I thought art should be something reflects beauty and kindness, while the works in Singapore Art Museum is totally different from what I thought.
ReplyDeleteafter reading your blog, all i can know is that you can understand nothing in that museum. but if you try to relate those works of art with history and social issues, you may find out what these artists trying to express.
ReplyDeleteWe are not artists, so there is the possibility that we could not understand everything in the museum. Most of the people think that the art is quite abstract and difficult to understand, however, they still like to visit museums and research art. Maybe the mysteriousness of art makes it attractive.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason we get confused is that we are not familiar with the particular culture and the person's life. So we can just treat the trip as a chance to experience new things!
ReplyDeleteThe exhibition in Arts Museum was really tough to understand, but I decide to keep positive when watching them. Even I cannot seize their points, I believe Arts make a difference in every culture.
ReplyDeleteDear Jim
ReplyDeleteThis blog is very well written. Keep it up! I am sure that there are explanations for each exhibit. Perhaps, at the time, all of you could have shared the cost of one 'guidebook' and enjoyed your visit better; being better informed.