Looking Back
Source: Pixabay We've finally reached the end of the Semester, and it's been quite the ride. Overall, this entire year has just been a whirlwind of one major event right after another. Looking back at the beginning of the course, we were posed with some core questions. What is art? What is the purpose of art? What art is worth archiving? I don't think my answer to those first few questions has changed. I still think art is simply an expression of emotion and that it's purpose is to help people convey and cope with what is happening in their lives or the wider world. As for the last question, I, probably not so skillfully, avoided addressing it at the beginning of the course. I had no idea how to begin to answer that one. Fourteen weeks later, and I still don't think I quite have an answer for it. I think what art is worth archiving depends on the issues that a person cares about and the forms of art they appreciate most. I remember being told in histor
