Captured moments traveling through art By: Edmonda Bajraktari

Captured moments traveling through art 


    Growing up, I didn't really visit museums or art galleries much. Frankly, there weren't any of them back where I used to live. Everyone has a tale about their first memorable encounter with art, whether it was purposeful or walking into a local art gallery by chance. Art is a fantastic way to positively affect society.

    Visiting the National Gallery was a fantastic and memorable experience for me. Paintings there allow you to enter people's eyes in the same way that books do by allowing you to get into other people's minds when you read. It taught me to notice the beauty in even the tiniest elements. I was hoping to witness something unique that I had never seen before. In the pieces, I could see art with a consistent style & technique. When I visited the art gallery, I could get a serene glimpse of the true spirit of art. Art, undoubtedly, is a fantastic source of inspiration. People who are interested in art can gain a new perspective & ideas by visiting art galleries. When I looked at the paintings & photographs on the walls and all the other objects in the art gallery, I could see how different elements of an idea are expressed.






 Visualizing a work of art might help me develop my perceptual skills. When I was exposed to a variety of outstanding art pieces in one place, my attentiveness improved. Walking around paintings allowed me to enjoy various parts of life for free. I also became more aware that an art gallery has the ability to inspire creativity. After imagining these various features, an individual's creative sense increases. Steps in an artistic process are the most important lessons one can learn after visiting art galleries. I believe that our artistic vision gets refined every time we look at a work of art of any type, high or low, ancient or new, whether it appeals to us or not. We'll approach the next item more carefully. As our eyes improve, we may notice that our enjoyment of some of our old favorites decreases as we become more aware of flaws that were previously hidden. That happens to be my tale when I first "met" with art.


Photo credits: Loresa Vershevci

    

    

      The National Museum of Kosovo gave me the opportunity to see real, physical artifacts from the past. Rather than just reading about history in books, they allowed me to engage with real things. Seeing art and furniture was a memorable experience. They provided me with direct access to the past. If you think about it, items, and objects, aren't as uninteresting as they may appear. To begin with, seeing items that people used in the past is quite intriguing. Almost everything we know about our history comes from what we find in historical visual art. Museums are the ones keeping these records safe for us. Simply gazing at these things, not just reading about them, broadened my perspective and enriched my experience. Walking through the museum brought me back memories of when I used to read and hear stories about my predecessor's challenges, struggles, wars, and everything they faced. It evoked emotions in me when I visualized in my head people I had seen in documentaries, and pictures, wearing those clothes, using those items, guns... It offered an experience that goes beyond the boundaries we set for ourselves. More than a story can be found in the entire understanding. It's an experience of creative output that's wonderful to feel. So, what's the advantage of all this? It made me more alive. 



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