The "Beauty" of Art

When creating pieces of art most artists look to make something that they can be proud of and please the eyes of the people who view their work. Whether it is the different use of color, symbolism, etc., all paintings tend to have a unique item that makes them differ from other works. Frida Kahlo created a painting that aimed to have more meaning than beauty strike from it. The oil canvas painting depicts a women lying in bed in a state of isolation from the outside world. Coming from the women’s mouth is a stream of red that almost looks like vomit and at the end of this stream there is skulls, dead animals, and other grotesque things.
This painting must give people mixed emotions because although it is a masterpiece of art, can this piece really be considered, “Beautiful”. This painting cannot put in the viewers head a sense of happiness or allow one’s mind to be attracted to such a painting. Some claim that pieces of art of this caliber have helped change how critics see paintings as being beautiful. From paintings such as these, beauty is now reflected on how the viewer feels after viewing the piece. If viewers feel emotion and get struck by the piece the art can be pronounced as a beauty. Art is an interesting topic because it can be portrayed in ways that may be contradicting, but art itself can truly be breath taking.