What I have to say about the Brooklyn Museum & Art…

Hi, I’m making a post about my view towards art and the Brooklyn museum. To me, art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What I mean by that is that it’s the viewers of art that really make it art. For instance, an abstract work of art can bring about different opinions as to what the artist was trying to portray and it’s these different opinions that make it art. What some people might not see as appealing or worthy of being art might not be the same to someone else.

I guess the reason I feel this way kind of showed during my trip to the Brooklyn Museum. Honestly, I wasn’t sure I would enjoy the Brooklyn Museum especially since I haven’t gone to a museum or years and so I had a dislike of museums for that reason. When I got to the museum I was worried that I would be staring at a work of art with nothing in my mind except “What’s the point of this?”, but I’m glad to say that wasn’t at all what happened. When I got into my group, we started out looking at the Ancient Egyptian Exhibit. There we saw all kinds of art…even stuff I wouldn’t have considered art like a chair. Not only that but I also was able to have a conversation about these different works of art that didn’t just involve saying what I see. I actually thought about the reasons behind the painting and why it looked the way it did. I didn’t even think I could look at art from different perspectives but what a surprise. I’m definitely glad I went that day and despite how I could barely walk towards the end, I would probably go again. I look forward to what’s in store for next week.