Beauty Can be Objective Too

Art is, for the most part, subjective. To one person, a painting can invoke feelings of magic and wonder and transport them to a world of joy. For others, however, that same painting can be as dull as an unlicensed box of tissues. Because of this huge divide in opinion, it is incredibly difficult, or rather impossible, to fully nail down what the definition of art really is. However, though a definition is impossible, a standard can be found. If enough work was put into a project, enough soul, that the viewer can almost see the hours melted into the image in front of them, that enters that project as being able to be defined as art. For example, the Mona Lisa is the most famous painting of all time. The quality of the painting is easily identifiable, and therefore the painting is considered art. This definition could fit onto other forms of art as well, such as statues and even architecture to an extent. Each chisel, each measurement of those creations can be seen and felt by those who look at it. So why is it that video games are sometimes left out of this conversation?

Video games have engrossed a incredibly large amount of people. Everywhere around the world, there are citizens who spend their time fighting magical creatures and saving princesses in entirely original worlds. In these worlds, expanses of bright green plains and the melodies playing throughout entice and entrance players just as those soulful paintings and statues do. There is no substantial reason as to why video games should be withheld from being labeled as art. Those who struggle to find a reason, however, state that an art piece has only one way of looking at it. The creator of the piece determines what he or she says it should invoke, and that is the only thing that the viewer should feel when looking at it. Video games offer an infinite amount of ways to experience them. This characteristic, though, actually only benefits video games. Any and all people can enjoy a video game because of the multiple avenues games have. Other forms of art, if the previous statement is to be trusted, can only be fully appreciated by those who understand the select thing the creator was trying to say.

Games provide so many emotions. Anger from losses and happiness from victories are some examples. These emotions mirror those found in well known art pieces, and that should not be understated.