The Art of Washington

Wikipedia defines art to be the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way to affect the senses or emotions. Art can be shown through many different aspects. For example, theatre, motion, and vocal productions are forms of art. Art has evolved from 19th century paintings to 20th century sculptures. The National Gallery of Art located in Washington DC is designed so that both modern and traditional art works to come alive by putting modern art in a more modern setting and traditional in a more traditional atmosphere. For example, the East Wing Building of the National Gallery of Art is a Modern building and structure that hold contemporary artworks. Whereas, the West Wing Building is an older structure that hold traditional pieces of art.

Another one of the most interesting museums on the Smithsonian mall in Washington DC is the Hirshhorn Museum. I find this museum, in particular, to be very fascinating because majority of its pieces are hand crafted using natural and/or recycled material. For example, one exhibit titled “Song of the Little Frog” was constructed from steel found by the artist.

Art is something everyone can do. Everyone is an artist whether it is fashion or drawing. There are more common types of art that others consider to be the complete definition of what art is “suppose to be,” but art isn’t limited and it’s constantly changing throughout many cultures.