Brittany Odom Student ID: 900528578

As I sit there listening to my music, I start to think what exactly is art? In Module 11, I
found that my questions are somewhat answered by Leo Tolstoy. He stated that "every work of
art has the ability to create an interactive field between the writer and the reader (or the artist and
the viewer)." This interaction is different from speech in that by word we transmit thoughts by
art and by feeling." This seemed to be very deep, and help my thought process on what art is to
me.
I get inspired from other people's work. In Module 2, Kirby Ferguson, explained what
copy, transform, and combine is in the use of his creativity. He explained what is meant by
stealing and form innovations that may have you take a look at your own theory. He also
explained that everything is a remix. I can relate to Kirby’s idea. For example, there was a girl in
high school that was kind of gothic, and I use her ideas to steal from. If I stole from an actual
artist it would be Joanne Kathleen that woman who wrote the Harry Potter series. I have always
enjoyed, and had a strong interest in fairy tale creatures. I believe that what art is would be
looking outside into the world. As I mentioned before, looking outside into my field of nothing
but cotton makes me paint a picture in my mind. I believe that there is art in everything, even my