Embracing art

This is one of the rare times I had such a good and calm rest at home. All thanks to the doctors who advice me to undergone wisdom tooth surgery and gave me a rest of one week. My face was so swollen that I couldn't do much and couldn't go anywhere. 
Finally, the swell subsided today and I could go for my driving lesson. 
Surprisingly, I was early today. Out of curiosity and boredom I decided to have a walk in the park near the meeting place with my instructor.
"The park was beautiful!" This was the thought that came into my mind. I have pass by this park countless times. Most of the time I did not have a time to even sit down at the benches, as I was either late or I will be there just on time for my lesson. The park was quiet and peaceful, I could see dragonflies flying around the pond, plants that seems so familiar but I could not remember the name for it. The effort of the architect was seen by the oriental design of the whole park.small bridges and pathways that allows us to walk through the pond and have a closer look at the plants and dragonflies. How I wish I had brought my camera along to capture this beautiful images and moments I felt.

When I am walking back to the meeting place, I was thinking when people start taking photos, what do they want to capture. Is it just beautiful photos and experiences? What makes an art piece then?

When I was younger, I couldn't really understand art. It seems like just aimlessly beautifying the environment. However, as I was exposed to more art works in secondary school, I start to be afraid of it.  In certain art pieces I could feel fear and darkness that can be depicted so vividly. Then I feel that art seems to be impractical, for it does not beautify all the time. Interestingly, as I grew older, I start to understand what it means that have different angles of thinking, different sides of a story through one event. This is an art. This is not only shown through writings, it is shown through drawings, architectures as well as photography.

This actually spark my interest in this area, and enabled me to appreciate art a little bit more. Today, carrying a camera walking around seems to be the "in" thing in Singapore. Not only that but also posting personal art works on social networking websites. I hope that through my exploration I could find out more about art and the interesting stories and perspectives the photography is trying to depict. For it is only now that I realize art is not just about beautifying, it is a window to reality.