Moses Sandoval

Digital Journalism

Ms. Trelease

01 Dec 2018

No Name, No Fame, Great Art

Think carefully. What intellectually represents the meaning of art? After fifteen laborious

seconds of research (turning on my phone and searching it up on Google), I learned the main

definition for art is “an imaginative and creative form of expressing the non-tangible. Oftenly,

portrayed by the visual forms of sculpture, performance, and paintings. However, it can also be

expressed auditorily (through music) and through literature.” The concrete definition is a bit

different, I had to rephrase it to avoid plagiarizing. Works of art are usually noticed when created

by talented famous people like Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Leonardo Da Vinci. What I

want is to prove it doesn’t take fame to evoke emotion through art.

To prove that fame isn’t customarily talent, let’s ride the highway. I must initially go to

where the fame lies, literally. I traveled to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame to discover artists that

work their auditory magic. Without further adieu, allow me to present the man, the myth, the

legend, Jay-L. Rapper Jay-L is an up-and-coming artist who, at no hesitation, greeted me

fiercely. I proposed an interview and he gladly agreed. My first question to him was, “What was

your inspiration to become an artist?” I wanted to know what made him who he was. “My elder

brother,” he said loudly over the bustling street of Hollywood. “I used to hear him rap happily

about everything he could. In turn, I wanted to feel that beautiful magic and I want to share it

with the world,” he said with a smile. Satisfied with the answer, I asked him one more question,
“What do you envision for yourself in the future?” He looked at me as if the question was new

yet frequently asked. “A shot at the big stage wouldn’t be half bad, but what I really want is for

my music to be heard worldwide, ya feel? I want my words to touch everyone.” He then moved

his head upwards as if content with the words that were just spoken.

Music tends to be an art form many people gravitate towards. It is said by some that

music connects us all, whether we are the dotted half note before the rest or the eighth note

before the coda. I think myself to be a simple half note on the sheet. Waiting for the composer to

jot down the other half note to fill my bar. However, as wonderful as musical magic is, it is also

said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Visual art is one of the easiest forms of art to create

if it’s performance, architecture, or a painting. It may not be the best you’ve seen, but one man's

trash is another man's treasure.

Visual art with its complex colors and distinct design. Feels extremely appealing to the

eye, it’s used in almost every aspect of our lives; whether it is the design of a magazine or

structure of the White House. I can’t afford paint, so drawing is my favorite pastime. Although

I'm not the best, I can recognize someone who is. Every time tend I observe him, he is drawing

or playing on the piano app. He is a dear friend named Jonas Rullier which, I got to interview. To

begin I asked him, “When do you draw?” he replied by saying, “I draw almost whenever I get

bored. It just gives me something to do.” ​Cool,​ I thought to myself. “Do you frequently see art in

your life?” Stopping his melancholic playing of the piano, he finally made eye contact. “Art has

been in my life ever since I could remember.” As it turns out, his grandfather drew Manga, a

Japanese style comic book read from left to right. To end the wonderful conversation, one final

question was asked. “Is what you render on the page planned or random?” “No, not usually
planned. Usually, I sketch what is going through my mind. Though sometimes, it’s the favorite

anime character at the moment.” With that, we finish learning about his emotion conveyed into

the art he creates.

Ending my amazing journey in the land of sound waves and portraits. I noticed one art

form that did not get represented, literature. I didn’t find a writer without fame to interview.

However, the idea still stands that, and literature is one of the easiest ways to evoke emotion, just

ask anyone who has ever read a book. Look at Shakespeare for instance. He had to start at the

bottom along with everyone else. He himself wrote the quote, “A bad writer, can become a good

writer, and a good writer a great one. See, even he said that it did not take fame to evoke emotion

through art.