“Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.” –Amy Lowell
I believe art is a way for people to express things they would not otherwise be able to put into words. Art is one's emotions and reactions all poured into a painting or a piece of music. However, the best part about art is that to one person a work of art may mean something and to another it could mean something completely different. Art is more often than not up for interpretation by whoever is viewing it. One of the beauties of art is that it is so relatable, and many works could relate to one little moment in the artist's life while it also has the ability to relate to a specific situation in another person's life. Like the quote by Amy Lowell says, art is simply an artist expressing how he feels towards the world or something within the world. In the poem, "The Harlem Dancer" by Claude McKay the narrator interprets the dancer differently than the people surrounding him. The people surrounding him were just there enjoying themselves and gushing over the bodies and moves of the dancers, however, the narrator sees beyond the fake smile of the dancer. He sees in her face that she does not want to be there and that is not the lifestyle she would have wished for. That's exactly what art is. The difference of interpretations. Art is not meant to have one meaning, it's the freedom of expression and interpretation, and that is the beauty behind it all.
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