While absently flipping through the CityArts volunteer questionnaires I came across inspirational answers. The answers that jumped at me this slow summer afternoon were filled with excitement and gratitude for the Baruch mural that is almost complete.
Question #8- Why do we need art in our lives?
- "To express how we feel without hurting others. To release any form of stress."
- "To make us smile, and brighten up the place."
- "Beautiful artwork inspires me to do art."
- "It gives the world a new look."
- "Art and other forms of creativity create balance in our lives."
Balance is especially important when you don't have the best environment. The volunteers from the Grand Street Settlement really captured the essence of the mural. Often times people tend to get wrapped up in the deadlines and arrests of life, but when you step back and observe you are less concerned with the little things and more receptive to the bigger picture. One volunteer wrote, "this particular mural comes to show that people do care about others."
What is glorious about the execution of murals is the social expression. One question in the questionnaire asks, "What do you imagine it is like to be an artist?" and one volunteer writes, "lots of wine, studio apartment and canvases everywhere." Even though painting in solitude is fine, intimate, and dandy, murals bring people of all backgrounds together to partake in one thing, "art".
- Nico, CityArts summer intern
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