Art

The artwork should be designed concentrating in the interior itself, regardless of the external environment where it rests. This will allow the interior designer to work through his masterpiece and not to limit himself with the boundary created by the external environment where his art work resides.

Today, it is very common to see buildings, houses, restaurants, and resorts which are thematic with its surroundingsits external environment. Tall buildings with grotesque  architecture tower all over the suburbs or fancy restaurants with cool and chic appearance imbibe a chilly atmosphere may be more probably seen around classy places. The artist does this to create an ambiance linked with its outside environment. For instance, a scenic painting that goes harmoniously with a plush land filled with verdure or a painting filled with bright colors that is found in a childrens parlor or toy shop. This enables the artist to play just a bit of patterns and shapes that will complement the outside location. Moreover, this sort of compatibility between the artwork and the surroundings is also a beautiful formulation. The harmonies they create also seem to be an artwork by itself. The artwork indirectly brings into mind the external environment where it was created and vice versa.

 A disadvantage for this is that the artist is limited to create designs not beyond the motif of its outside background. If the surrounding looks fabulous, upbeat or is unusually crowded, somber landscapes may be inadvisable. If the surrounding is rather laidback and apparently slow-paced, ornate arts can be claimed to be awkward or inappropriate. The artist has to think about his designs carefully so as not to make an unpleasant result. The whole artwork will be ruined with just a small design that does not fit the outside world. This disadvantage only gets too strict in terms of achieving the harmony between the artwork and its corresponding context. If they do not go well together, it can be easily judged as an artistic failure.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris is one of the best examples of an architecture that is beautiful in itself and harmonious with its external environment. It is one of the tallest structures in the world standing at 984 feet from the ground. It is so tall that you can see its top wherever you are in Paris.

Presently, the Eiffel Tower has become iconic and somewhat like a symbol for the City of Lights. It was designed and created by Gustave Eiffel, a famous architect during the 18th century. The original intention of Eiffel was to apply certain building techniques which he devised. He never though at the onset of building a masterpiece that will leave the entire world awestruck. In fact, he built the tower for the World Exhibition of 1889 and it was supposed to last only until the exhibition ends. Yet it remained standing there  a symbolism of Paris grandeur and affluence.

The Eiffel Tower as a specific creation of art evinces how it can stand independent from its surroundings and influence it instead. As an important structure in Parisian society, the Eiffel Tower can hardly fail in inducing a feeling of pride for being a citizen of Pairs among the people. The very existence of the Tower in that spot where it rests also cements the identity of the city. As a trademark in that place, seeing Eiffel Tower will automatically signal to ones mind that he is in Paris.

To counter the limitation presented by the incongruity between the work of art and its environment, my personal choice will be to create a new sort of canvass for me to work on, without minding where my artwork will reside. This will give me adequate freedom to work on with my capabilities and limitations without me being bounded with possible patterns demanded by the external surrounding. With me not paying attention to anything, I let my full emotions flow and let it do the artwork me. After all, art is all about expressing what you feel and that is how a masterpiece is created. Perhaps this also occupied Gustave Eiffels mind while working on the tower. He did not intend his creation to fit to the design of its environment. The design of the tower was independently done. When it was done and turned out to be fascinating, it exerted its influence on the over-all image of Paris.

Art must not be strictly tied to the contexts where they are planned to be placed. It is not the artwork which must adjust to its surroundings. The artwork can stand independently from it. The artwork can turn out more magnanimous and creative if it is the one that gives substance and meaning to the surroundings where it was born, and not vice versa (Wilkins 176). Art will be more meaningful if it is pregnant with heartfelt feelings or heavy content that radiates from within and show its substance through its outside context.

In addition to that, the freedom in rendering an art in this new sort of canvas can lead to better images. The idea is that art must not be staged. Yes, it must be planned before actually delving on and start doing it, but that act of planning does not concern itself with specific details. It begins with a general plan which will serve as the guide of the artwork. It is in the actual process of doing the art where the specific details naturally come in. Getting rid of any external distraction, the artist can give his entire focus to that black canvas that space where his art is supposed to emerge. By having ones mind focused to the creation of art in that blank canvas, the artist gets more convinced of his artistic abilities and can produce a finer piece of art.

The fineness of this piece of art can be manifested through the kind of impact it will proffer once it is done. Going back to the idea already presented earlier, it is better if art precedes its meaning, and not the other way around. Art seems to lose a huge part of its substance if its content and meaning is already predetermined by the place where it is supposed to be used.

Once that happens, the artwork we claim to possess may not be an artwork, after all. Art must be the source of meaning. As a heightened and beautiful depiction of our world and our experiences, art indeed deserves to have a decisive voice in the realm of ideas. If we disregard the external environment and let art be, it will more probably turn out to be an independent product. This product will then evoke certain things, ingrain particular thoughts, generate significant epiphanies and a whole lot of meaning. If all art is an independent product, not tied up to its environment, they will become the source of a new meaning. In second thought, this suggests that any artistic production, whether in interior designing visual arts or music, will certainly lead to to the modification or production of a new substance, or the delivering of a new message. With the rise of the Eiffel Tower, Paris was also redefined. The classical tower injected a sense of vibrancy and dash to the city. It only reinforced the posh image of Paris. In that sense, the Tower extended the meanings that we previously attach to Paris.

Another benefit of doing an artwork independent from its surroundings is that it maximizes the possibilities of inventing new art that no one has ever thought of before. Instead of getting content with safe collages and tried and tested combinations, an artist can push the envelope further by creating an art that is totally new but is stupendous and laudable. Obviously, this new form of splendor cannot be actualized if the artist is being dictated by the thought of creating an art that is tied up to its surroundings.  This also has something to do with the freedom in artistic production which has been mentioned already. If the artist relishes a freedom in creating his art, he can mix and match particular elements and unconsciously do a trial and error on which elements look good together. Not having to comply to certain requirements, the artist can work more flexibly and the quality of his work need not be sacrificed. Coming up with interesting designs will also become more likely. The artist will move out of the artistic conventions, dwell on the extremes and let his artistic sensibility take him to unchartered avenues of artistic possibilities. Eventually, we might be lavished with new artistic forms that will give new meanings and beauty to our lives.

As a summary, a design must be treated with more emphasis on the interior, rather than on the external which it aims to reflect. Doing this will pave the way for a black canvass to emerge where an artistic practice can be done with less restrictions. Like in the case of Eiffel Tower in Paris, this artistic technique will most likely lead to the formation of a new artwork which have corresponding fresh messages. In addition to that, the new artistic forms will actualize the limitless possibilities of art and open up more doors for further artistic ventures. By eschewing the external and putting ones utter focus on the internal, the artist gets to look more closely at the details of his craft. In the end, the artist gets full control of his art, more probably leading to an artistic product that is of admirably fine quality.