Ben Hall

thedarkfey: 🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 Jack-o’-lanterns are a very spooky and fun form of art. Making Jack-o’-lanterns can be a yearly tradition for some people, going through the process of gutting the pumpkin then carving it. Jack-o’-lanterns can be a very creative way for you to express yourself. You carve a pumpkin and the pumpkin completely transforms when you put a light in there. You can carve something either scary, or maybe something cute, maybe just a small face on the pumpkin. This creates an atmosphere for the holiday when mixed with the costumes and decorated houses for an artistic spirit. Jack-o’-lanterns can also influence pop culture. In this instance they are used in The Office to create a funny scene. Its used as a prop which can also be considered an art form.

I think this photograph can be considered a great example of art. It’s a perfectly caught moment in time that creates this idea that this is a mystical place. While it’s a photo, it can be also used as a metaphor for time. The stream of sand falling could represent an hour glass slowly filling up; representing the passage of time. I like how a picture can have multiple meanings and you can interpret it in different ways. This picture can seem almost surreal because of the way the light is coming through and how Undisturbed it is.

Social media is it’s own type of art that allows you to express your interests. Social media platforms such as instagram and Snapchat allows its users to create content and share it with viewers. Here is an example of someone sharing their trip with his friends. Many people consider photography a form of art. Thats exactly what Danny does in his post. He took photos that expressed himself in nature and with his friends then, was able to share them to the public. People show their creativity all over social media, whether it’s art they've painted, fashion, videos and tutorials, or even digital art. Social media influences trends and allows freedom in the art community.

I agree that social media is a great platform to express different ideas and cultures through your posts. Social media allows you to create content that describes who you are as a person and what you like. I like how you’ve responded to an ordinary post and are able to depict the artwork in the post. While I love to use social media myself, it can also be used as a tool to stop the spread of art. Plenty of pieces of art are taken down in instagram because they don’t meet its guidelines. On Instagram people can comment and tear down someone else’s post. I think that this is a problem, although there is plenty of more beneficial reasons to use social media as a platform for art

They say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I say, one man’s trash is another man’s art. People often consider trash as rubbish and gross junk but in reality there is beauty in the remains of what people have left behind. Whether its trash or recycled parts, people today are making art out of the waste. When I throw away a plastic cup I don’t think about it being art but many artists are able to see the creativity in simple plastic recycled parts. In the sculpture above you can see how the artist chose specific pieces of waste and put them together to creat a cat. This art is expressive and sends a message to the people in the city that they can do more with their trash than just throw it away. Trash art allows artists to be imaginative and lets its viewers to be visually intrigued and informed.

I love how the artist uses so many pieces that you would never assume could go together and create something like this but the artist is able to envision this. While I don’t think the cat is the best way to express the idea that trash can be used for multiple different things, I think that this form of artwork can get that message across. I think this is art because instead of looking at it and seeing trash, the artist is able to make you see something completely different instead, a valuable piece of art.

I think football can definitely be considered art, In football you have to execute plays in order for you to make soemthing happen like scoring a touchdown. When a play is being run and everything falls into place I think that is considered art because there’s an organized chaos on the field in that moment. And when you look at it it begins to make sense and an understanding clicks in. This is an art because you need skilled athletes to make this happen or it doesn’t look like art. You could compare the NFL to a kids football league, the kids league might not look like very good art but as they practice it more it begins to look better. Individually players need to know moves to use in the field as well as different assignments. I think this also contributes to the art of this sport. In this play it’s amazing how the wide receiver can catch a pass and get a touchdown like that, after running and executing a well organized play.

I think that this rendering is a great example of art. This particular artist, goes by beetle, uses pop culture and current events and trends to create art pieces that make statements. In this piece he uses nostalgic characters from well known franchises to create a monster out of them. While it may seem frightening and terrifying, the children view this monster as another imaginary friend. This highlights the aspect that these characters that can be considered art by themselves, create an memorable impact in the consumers that view these movies as memorable experiences