What are the different ways of expressing yourself through art?
On the top of our head we could think of songwriting, dancing and other activities that help the development of your creativity and with that, new ways of expressing yourself are available to you. After giving it some thought we came to notice the main options to express yourself through art; dancing, painting, making music and photographing.
After giving a very interesting oral presentation about photography we came across our question because we read how different people had found inspiration by taking photos. That inspiration led them to find their own way of manifesting their ideas through something that gave them passion.
Our objective is to research about the ways we know that are freeing and exhibit what is going on inside a person's mind, so as to put them into motion ourselves.
We are planning on researching on the internet about each one of the different areas we chose to investigate and make the presentation in the second term.
- Dancing - Paula Pandolfi
- Music - Martina Sehmsdorf
- Photography - Rosario Manzur
“ What was the happiest moment of your life?”
“I don’t think I have one yet but it’s probably coming up and it’s going to be a surprise.” 
“My story didn’t turn out like I thought. Without going into it, I’ll just say that I’m a lot more alone than I thought I’d be at this point. But I’ve also learned that I’m a lot stronger than I realized, and I’m proud of myself for that. We took a beach trip recently. I got us all packed up, drove us there, and we had a great day— all by ourselves. On the ride home, I remember thinking: ‘I got this.’”
Dance is a way of expressing yourself, that can lead you to achieve greatness if that is what you aim for. In other aspects it is liberating and freeing. In the Company of Southern Illinois, important members share their opinions about this discipline. They say how other companies have altered the true meaning of dance making it more likeable for the audicence, and that, in many cases, makes the meaning flake.
Other members, share about how it may be hard but it is worth your while and all the pressure and the skill of and individual can be put into practice by putting it all on the table, for everyone else to see. They also say, how practical application may be the key to achieve greatness
We also learnt that all the songs have messages, the lyrics are the most important part
because it is where we can see that people feel the same as we do. When artists make these songs they want to share their feelings and they want people to be
connected with it.
As we saw, when we talk about graffiti there is a big controversy because it is hard to decide what’s art and what’s not. In Banksy’s case, we know that he’s a British man who travels around the world painting graffiti in public and private properties, even though he has no permission to do that. This work has a very good impact on people, because it is very thought provoking and interesting, and it costs a lot of money which, most of it, goes to charity. We finally agreed to call him an artist instead of vandal. We think that what he does fits better with the definition of art than vandalism
At last, we now know that expressing through photography goes beyond having a nice picture, it refers to facilitate expression of the individual. Through photography you can express opinions, feelings, thoughts and even dreams. Its not just about capturing a moment, it is about saving feelings at the right time and to take reality to those who don't have direct access.
ATTACHMENTSAt last, we now know that expressing through photography goes beyond having a nice picture, it refers to facilitate expression of the individual. Through photography you can express opinions, feelings, thoughts and even dreams. Its not just about capturing a moment, it is about saving feelings at the right time and to take reality to those who don't have direct access.
