Understanding the misunderstood, art From Different Cultures

Art is a medium used by people world wide to express their ideas, their fears, and their joys. The artist takes the experiences of life and translates them into a visual object, rich in colors, shapes and sizes, for all the world to observe. As a casual observer of art, one is able to relive the feeling or experience the artist was trying to display, if only for a brief moment in time. No matter …

…the meaning of the piece, for seeing is not understanding. Maybe this is why art is studied. The absolute uncertainty is guaranteed, and it is human nature to want to understand what is not understood. This may be what draws people to art exhibits and museums, the primal urge to understand, to solve the great mystery of art, to be able to say 'I get it, I fully understand art'. This will never be possible.