life is art

Life is art. Everyday we create, or recreate, our personal masterpiece. Masterpiece? I like to think that mine is a work in progress. People are compared to art because we all possess unique, subjective beauty, we tell stories and evoke emotional responses. Each person is a unique "piece." Humans, like art, communicate emotions, stories, and experiences. A person's life is a form of self-expression, similar to how art conveys messages.

Art is also something we do, a verb. It's an expression of our thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and desires, but it is even more personal than that: it’s about sharing the way we experience the world, which for many is an extension of personality.

I really like this analogy. It puts art on such a personal, everyday playing field. Take your canvas or lump of clay or musical instrument, your smile or your wit, your grocery list or your to-do list or your dinners-for-the-week list, and share your most beautiful story.

Life is art.