Weheartit

Do you ever find yourself wondering where society’s artistic energy has gone? I have spent the last few years analyzing the art in advertising, and I will agree there is a tremendous input of artistic talents that has settled into that field. But. At the same time. Everything is so mechanic, so crisp, so airbrushed.

This is the art that I am exposed to. This is the art that I expose myself to. This is the art to which I focus my attention. It is true; I do appreciate a well thought out advertisement, you know, the ones with the skinny models painted in their elite make-up, presenting the desired image. I appreciate the ideals that these advertisements seek to create and maintain. And yet, I have felt that I’ve been missing out on what I call real art.

I once believed that all art was the same. I once believed that “art” meant “to create something” and although this is true, it is also a very limited definition. To make a brief distinction (and this is purely in my opinion), the art of advertisements is art for profit. Real art, on the other hand, is art made for art’s sake and for little reason (or at least less obvious reasons) beyond that.

My current lifestyle (as a waitress working at what I like to call the “Starbucks of restaurants”) has unfortunately limited my intake of real art and surpassed my recommended dose of profit art. And this is where the good old Internet has come in handy. I feel I have put my “creeping skills” to good use this time and I have stumbled upon a digital wonderland of real art. It’s like I have walked into my own personal gallery, and the topic of the art show is whatever suits me best.

The concept behind this website is quite genius actually. You can browse images to your hearts content (no pun intended) and then if you find something you like you simply “heart it”. This then links that particular picture to your page, allowing yourself to create your own album of artistic admiration.

http://weheartit.com/populararoundus

Seriously, check it out. This site is going to be my newest pastime for a long while. The above link is my “hearts”. Take a peek, agree or disagree with my hearts and please, create your own gallery and send me the link.