This wonderful painting was done by Picasso during the time period of 1910-1950. This is one of my favorite works of his because I really love the concept of it all. I love how there's 5 different faces in this one painting. I love how he painted the woman, and her reflection. In my own personal opinion, I feel the painting is trying to say that the way she sees herself is different than the way others see her. She could be this really beautiful woman, but she sees herself as ugly. The reflection is dark, it's blue and purple, and it looks sort of sad in a way to me. I feel a lot of Picasso's work was sad because he painted with a lot of blue.

This painting interests me a lot. I'm intrigued, but also a bit confused by it. It makes me wonder why there are two women that are painted like animals. One looks like a wolf to me. I definitely respect the painting, and respect Picasso's work, but I would love to know his purpose for painting them with masks on.

This painting was done by Wassily Kandinsky during the 1910-1950 time period. I search Google images for his work, and I really love his paintings! He paints with a lot of different colors, which I love a lot. I love to see bright colors in paintings, and his definitely shows the bright colors off! I like this painting because it seems like a pretty happy-go-lucky neighborhood. My eyes go straight to the big yellow house with the pink roof. But also, I did notice the dark house on the left side of the street. After looking at more of his work, he paints a lot of abstract work. I feel as that's a way of him expressing himself, and possibly trying to say that he has a lot on his mind.

This painting, called Ba-Boom was also done Kandinsky. I really enjoy this one because of all the colors, and all the shapes. You can see all types of triangles, and trapezoids. The best part about this painting though is the hidden person in the background. You can see the eyes, the round head, the mouth, the shoulders, and you can see one of his hands. I like the concept of this because it could be his way of saying he's hiding behind something. Hiding behind a lie, maybe. Or hiding because he's ashamed of who he is. Also the way the painting is 'finished' at the top makes me wonder if he did that on purpose or not.

This is another one of my favorites by Kandinsky. I love this one because it's opposite of his other ones. The entire background is black, and there is only some color. Usually his paintings are filled with a lot of color, but this one isn't. I love the way the painting looks, and the colors he chose for the circles as well. This could be his way of saying things are dark, confusing, and he feels as if he's going around and around in circles.

Lastly, by Kandinsky. Another thing I love about his work is that he paints many different shapes and objects in his work. It's almost like a hidden message that he wants you to figure out. He wants you to decipher and interpret what you think or feel he's trying to say. The colors aren't so bright here, and I see a lot of swords, and almost knifes, possibly a gun. Maybe he's feeling violent, or confused again. I love the painting though, it's very creative, and very interesting.

  

This beautiful piece of art work was done by the Levy Brothers in 1909. It's a wonderful painting of a New York City street. I love this piece because it shows a different side of NYC. New York City is a BUSY city; it's the city that never sleeps! In this painting, there is nobody around, and it looks incredibly peaceful. It truly shows the beauty of New York, and it shows off the scenery very well!

Both of these are beautiful paintings of scenery from Vienna, Austria. The top painting was done by C. Ledermann Jr. (1899-1909). The second painting was done by P. Ledermann (1910-1919).

This was a very famous Japanese painting. It was used in an exhibition entitled "Photography in Japan (1860-1910) Masterpieces", and the exhibition was held in Venice, Italy. The exhibition was dedicated to the great Japanese and European performers who worked in the field of photography between 1860 and the very early years of the 20th century.

This painting was done by Karl Witkowski. He was an American painter between 1860-1910. This painting was done in 1890 and it is called "Stealing Apples." I like this painting because it's nothing short of it's name. It's two young boys, stealing apples, and you can tell they're willing to do anything to steal them, because they're climbing through a wooden fence (and getting stuck while at it).

This last painting was done by James Goodwyn Clonney. He was a English-born, American artist between 1812-1867. This painting was done in 1845 and it is called "The Sleigh Ride."

What is Art? That is probably one of the most broad questions you could ask. According to the actual definition, art is the expression or application of human creative skill, and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture. According to Wikipedia, art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, photography, sculpture, and paintings. Honestly, I believe both of these definitions to be correct. Art is all of those things, and more. The wonderful thing about art is that it can have a different definition to every person you talk to; art isn't just based upon one thing. Art means something different to everyone, and everyone has their own opinions, and feelings, on art. Art to me means so many things! It means a way to freely express yourself. It's a way to show the type of person that you really are. Art can be expressed through the music you listen to, the stories you write, the clothes you wear, the pictures you take, how you accessorize, what you draw pictures of, what you doodle pictures of, etc. I express my definition of art with music. I love to sing, and listen to all different types of music. I've been to a handful of concerts, and I always make sure I buy a shirt from the concert, to not only have as a memory, but to express my love for the music and the band. I wear rubber bracelets everyday to express myself. Some of the bracelets are from musicians, others are things that define who I am. I have one that says "Free Hugs" because I love to give people hugs, and I love to make people happy; that's my way of expressing myself. I also love photography. There's something very beautiful about taking pictures and capturing special moments. Being able to look back on pictures you took makes you feel incredible. The picture you see above is what inspired the name for this blog. My best friend and I saw this while walking the streets of New York City, and I thought it'd be PERFECT for this blog. The quote is saying art is what I use to express who I am, art is what I am, art is my weapon. The meaning of art is expressed and explored through Aesthetics. Aesthetics is a set of principals concerned with nature and appreciation of beauty. It deals with beauty and artistic taste. Aesthetics and art truly go hand in hand with one another. Aesthetics helps bring out the beauty in things, and art defines the beauty in things. I'm excited to learn more about art, aesthetics and art through aesthetics.

Photo Credit to my best friend, Meliha :) <3