Art Why? Jacob Ferguson

Art is an original thought, something solely human, not found in the natural world. It can convey complex ideas, and it is amazing that people can universally understand ideas from observing some art. Visual art exists to serve as a way of demonstrating the unique ways each artist views the world. Even abstract pauntings work as a license into the mind of the artist and show an idea that may not exist in language. Written arts can explain the complex thoughts of our minds, and do so incredibly clearly. The fact that individual human-made symbols combine into more complex forms to provoke specific thoughts in other people is amazing and is why I enjoy writing. Music, however is another completely different art form that exists to create shared emotions, experiences, and ideas in people. Music can alter your reality as it's created, and I have experienced this as I have played the bassoon in multiple musical groups. In a performance time can slow down or speed up making a piece seem shorter or longer than it actually is, and this step away from the normal flow of time in our lives is reason enough to create music. I also enjoy creating music because of the combined efforts of a large group of people creating sounds that can inspire other people.