{"id":2627,"date":"2015-10-26T19:27:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T23:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2015-10-26T19:27:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T23:27:34","slug":"art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2015\/10\/26\/art\/","title":{"rendered":"Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-12-09.46.30-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-12-09.46.30-1-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"2015-04-12 09.46.30-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-12-09.46.30-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-12-09.46.30-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-12-09.46.30-1-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0do not believe in bare walls. In my theory of everyone should surround themselves with only things they love, I believe art plays an enormous role. This was an art weekend. Art is a broad term, described by Richard Wollheim as \u201cone of the most elusive of the traditional problems of human culture\u201d. Yes, that broad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking003-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking003-Copy-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"stormking003 - Copy\" width=\"400\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking003-Copy-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking003-Copy-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Art is a human activity that brings to it imagination, technical ability, creativity, performance, or interaction. The shape or quality of one\u2019s art form, will ultimately fall within a particular genre, and one\u2019s style will emerge by using a distinctive method. It is an act of courage like no other to create art and put it out for the world to judge. This is truly legacy in the making.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking048-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking048-Copy-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"stormking048 - Copy\" width=\"400\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking048-Copy-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking048-Copy-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking048-Copy-500x222.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People are quick to place value judgments based on emotion, art is either understood or misunderstood. Art expresses something as lofty as the human condition, as fleeting as an emotion or as simple as a smile. I\u2019ve come across many a piece I didn\u2019t understand and I\u2019ve listened to many a curator speak in terms I thought were ridiculous but because I didn\u2019t get it doesn\u2019t mean someone else won\u2019t find it incredible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC4083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC4083-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC4083\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC4083-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC4083-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC4083-470x300.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of art seems to be two fold; non-motivated and motivated. Non-motivated leans to the basic human instinct for harmony, balance and rhythm. One experiences the mysterious, can\u2019t help but express their imagination and funnels themselves through symbolism. For those who practice a motivated style of art they are simply communicating, entertaining, or healing. This simplistic boiled down explanation of the purpose of art would surely be disputed by anyone\/everyone in the \u201cart world\u201d but if you think about each of these expansive words you see how one could go on and on\u2026so too the purpose of art.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Old-City-Philly-2014-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Old-City-Philly-2014-3-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"Old City Philly 2014 (3)\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Old-City-Philly-2014-3-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Old-City-Philly-2014-3-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Old-City-Philly-2014-3-438x300.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Old-City-Philly-2014-3.jpg 1854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2011\/12\/11\/the-gift-of-art\/\">recipient of some incredibly beautiful art<\/a>. The generosity of that gift still fills me with gratitude and the art still takes my breath away. I hope to be that generous to those nearest to me one day. There is a small collection being built as we speak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking044-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"stormking044\" width=\"400\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking044-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/stormking044-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is so much to see, so many people creating, so many different genres and ways to experience art. There is always an instant connection to art, it can leave you scratching your head, disgust you or take your breath away. Whichever reaction you have I encourage you to continue to observe, question, experience, and surround yourself with the art of whatever genre takes your breath away. No reason for bare walls when you could surround yourself with the inspiration of another human being.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00a0do not believe in bare walls. In my theory of everyone should surround themselves with only things they love, I believe art plays an enormous role. This was an art weekend. 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