Art and the Artist - Kate Sommer

“Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.”  –Amy Lowell

The poem I chose was "Piano" by D.H. Lawrence. This poem in particular discusses memories from the writer's childhood and how he feels now and how he misses the past. I believe that this piece in particular connects well to the quote because he expressing not only how he felt then but how the world now is effecting him and how that makes him miss his childhood that he was reminiscing about. I agree with the statement that art allows and helps people express themselves in a variety of ways whether the subject be childhood memories or current events. Personally, I paint to relieve stress and create a little peace in my always hectic world. Some, for example in “The Yellow Wallpaper”, might create art to escape from a mental world or to express themselves in a way that they can’t do out loud. The journal that the narrator keeps is her way of talking about this wallpaper and getting away from the restrictions set upon her by her husband and his sister. She uses writing as an expression of the feelings she is having and the way they are affecting her in everyday life. People create art for many different reasons but I believe that the main one is so that they are able to express themselves and their personalities in many different days.