NOT THE STUFF YOU USUALLY SEE IN MUSEUMS
When you hear the word "art", what do you think of? Paintings in a quiet museum? Stony-faced statues that stare into space? Serious art like that can be beautiful and meaningful. But art can also take on so many other forms that you might not even call it "art".
Art can take on many forms such as dance, singing, poetry and exhibits that convey a message. Art is a form of self-expression where the artist uses his or her work to show how he or she feels about a certain issue or topic. The same piece of art may mean different things to different people. For some people, the smiley face on the huge astronaut in the picture above may mean the joy of exploring the universe; to other people, it may simply be a sign of happiness.
Sometimes, a piece of art could be created for the simple purpose of making a room or place look more alive and beautiful!
Take a look at the pictures below and share how you feel about them in the Comments box.
What a slippery ride! A lady takes part in the Bristol Park and Slide project by artist Luke Jerram in Bristol, England on May 4, 2014. Over 95,000 people applied for just 360 tickets to slide on inflatable lilos down a soapy water slide on a street that has been specially closed for this event. Mr Jerram wanted to bring back old memories of kids playing in empty streets in England in the 1900s. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL
"Popeye" by Jeff Koons shows off his muscles at an art sale in New York, USA, May 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand "MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION"
What a magnificent sand dune! Actually, this is a sand sculpture named "Santa Maria della Salute" at the Sand Sculpture Festival 2014 in Fulong, Taiwan on May 3, 2014. Some 30 sand sculpture works made by thirty artists from 17 countries are being displayed at the exhibition between May 3 to June 30. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH
This oversized astronaut is an Escape Velocity art piece by Poetic Kinetics. It was displayed during the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California, USA. This gigantic astronaut sculpture can be controlled remotely to make it move. It can even make "peace" and "thumbs-up" signs. Different faces can be displayed on the helmet's visor too. Its creators, Poetic Kinetics, say it represents the creative and original spirit of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella/AFP
A woman looks at a painted apple-shaped sculpture at the outdoor exhibition Apples of Soestdijk (Appeltjes van Soestdijk) in the gardens of Soestdijk Palace in the Netherlands on April 29, 2014. The colourful collection of 51 painted apples was inspired by the Dutch royal family. AFP PHOTO / ANP / LEX VAN LIESHOUT **NETHERLANDS OUT**
Featured image: An Escape Velocity art installation by Poetic Kinetics at the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California, USA. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Coachella/AFP
