Art

The chapter "The Art of Making Art Without Lifting a Finger" in The Accidental Masterpiece, basically states that art is life and life is art. It can also be summarized as artists are crazy and even suicidal, but I like the life part better. Again, in keeping with my college theme, I see senior year as the time to complete the life art we started. It has been challenging years in the making and now the piece must be completed (we need to graduate) and the art must be sold or displayed (we need to get into a college).



I am going to take it one step further, to focus on my favorite kind of art- sitcoms (yes, they are art). If my life was a sitcom right now, I would submit my college application and by the end of the 30 minute episode, I would be rejected only to find out it was a mistake and I was actually accepted to my first choice school, full scholarship, of course. That is good art.



If life were a drama, I would be rejected from all the schools I applied and have other horrible things occur, only to learn some lesson and still not get what I want. I guess, dramas are more like life than comedies; Nah. Comedies are based upon reality, just with a flare.



My point is, I never want to be the artist that gives it all up under the guise of art, like Ray Johnson, put I do want to leave it all on the table, or canvas, by the time I graduate Herricks.