After reading the article “What Is Art For?” I came to realization that art is involved in our daily lives whether we recognize it or not. This is so because art can mean just about anything, according to this article. This article suggest that art is, “the idea of art encompasses all of human history… that it includes all human societies… and that it accounts for the fact that art is a psychological or emotional need and has psychological or emotional effects.” A personal example of how art can be seen throughout emotional effects through various daily activities is that I can take music for an example. Like most people I feel as if listening to music makes me feel an emotional effect whether it is an upbeat song or a sad heavy song, I usually tend to feel that emotional effect. Another example that comes to mind is a movie. Film is also seen as an art and similar with music, after seeing a great movie I will often either feel pumped up and determined or on the flipside feel shocked and have the feeling of disbelief.

 

The article also suggest that depending on not only the type of person you are talking too, but also perhaps the culture you are involved in, there are going to be a wide variety of opinions on what art actually may be considered to be. One thing that the author points out that I would have to agree with about art, is that, “…art must be viewed as an inherent universal trait of the human species, as normal as language, sex, sociability, aggression, or any of the other characteristics of human nature.” This helps explain that art can be explained as anything in the human species because art can consist of almost every humanly trait that humans hold.