This past weekend I was up in Auburn for a wedding and my family and myself were out exploring, well shopping, in down town Auburn before the ceremony. We went into this little whole in the wall gardening, of all things, store. I was checking out a book when my cousin turned and asked me "who is this lady on this box, I always see her in Mexican resturaunts, ect." I looked down and instantly knew who it was.. Frida Kahlo and in a gardening shop! I was so stunned, and I automatically responded "well that would be Frida Kahlo!" I got excited and I started explaining her painting style and experiences to my cousin. That's one of the many moments that I've had that I realized why I love art so much. I loved getting to explain about her to my cousin, I started going off on some of her culture and Kahlo's abstract views of her own reality. Most people think art history is boring.. I find it fascinating. I love learing about the movements and each artist's contribution to specific movements and movements after their gone. I love seeing how art has evolved because while art evolves so does society and societys morals and views. I find the meanings behind the paintings more fascinating than the art it's self. I like seeing it from the artist's perspective almost more than the viewers. Like Goya's art for instance.
More than knowing the meanings I love going places and recognizing pieces of art. The pieces come to life. I also like being able to tell people about pieces, it's fun for me I enjoy telling their stories. For instance, my family is big on the history channel, and one nigth we were watching about myths and before the commercial they showed a picture of Palace King Minos lived in (Knossos). I instantly knew the myth; deep in a maze underneath the palace, never to be seen, was a half human, half animal. The outcome of King Minos's wife falling for a beast. I love being able to see pictures and know exactly what it is. From art I have gained a new way to look and approach life. A new way to analyze everything. From all of my art history classes I am just now seeing how much art really is apart of everyday life.. and I like it!
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I had a similar situation that consisted of chocolate. My friend mentioned the other day that “who ever created chocolate is my god”. I let her know that the Olmec civilization was one of the first if not the first culture to use the cocoa bean. I also let her know that one way they prepared it was by adding spices and serving it as a warm drink. She never knew that her ancestors were involved in creating chocolate. I tried to educate her on more interesting facts on the Mesoamerican culture but she wasn’t interested in all that. She was more interested in the chocolates she was eating.
That's great. When one is able to spread knowledge we are all the better for it.
It seems like once you learn about something, you end up seeing it everywhere. When in actuality, you just recognize it because now you are more aware of it and understand it better, so you find it in unexpected places often. After visiting the Kahlo exhibit for our paper, I also ended up seeing her artwork and her pictures in unexpected places and it was interesting to realize how art is apparent in everyday life, even more so then one might think.
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