Self-expression is art.
Self-expression is dance.
Self-expression is dance.
Self-expression is music.
Self-expression is literature.
Self-expression is your own creation.
Self- expression is about telling your story in words, music, painting anything that brings out your inner thoughts and feelings. Whether through graceful, sinuous steps to soulful tunes or canvases splayed with fiery colors, self-expression is indulging, openly, in what you love and what defines you as human.
As teenagers growing up in a restrictive and contradictory society, where people speak rarely about what is in their hearts, the arts are possibly the only refuge for the mind. Self-expression can be little acts of dyeing your hair pink and blue, or larger commitments like the arts. Self-expression comes from within. Self-expression is also affected by the morals you take on, instinctive choices you make and the experiences you have absorbed.
Put simply, self-expression shows who you are.
Art is where you feel at home. Dance is where you run free, emancipated. Literature is where the mind reflects. Music is where emotions explode. If you express yourself honestly, self-expression is where the inner self bursts forth, bold and brave, blatantly telling the world, “This is me.”
Quoting from the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King,Jr., “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
The arts are said to be a reflection of society. With the progression of society comes maturity in art. Without art, society would be a vast, bland and uncreative space. Art has changed the world into a more beautiful and wonderful place.
The well-known writer Oscar Wilde once said, “Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.”
Art replenishes us with vigor and drive for perfection and self-fulfillment. It is our pursuit of perfection and yearning for happiness that adds color to our lives.
I am a pianist. Music allows me the chance to express myself and brings me enjoyment. Music has been my friend and teacher since the very day I embarked on this grand adventure. From the humble moments of starting a new piece to the pride of mastering it and the sheer joy of hearing it played beautifully, the entire process is a form of self-expression. Music strengthens my individuality, allows for a few hours of precious solitude and develops my own unique identity.
Both the French playwright, novelist and poet Victor Hugo and the classical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven are credited with saying, “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”
In a rapidly modernizing world with an increasingly faster pace of life, how often do you get the chance to sit down, reminisce and reflect? Art offers the unexplainable joy of immersing yourself, for just a few hours, in your own identity. Art is the truest form of self-expression. Those few hours are when you can entirely be yourself, not be conscious of perhaps critical onlookers and where you can speak, unbound.
Anger. Brazen, dissonant music. A clash of colors. Fast, striking movements. Peace. Tranquil, soothing harmony. A perfect blend of hues. A graceful leap. Anxiety. Fast, intertwining scales. Speeding, jittery scratches. Agitated spirals. Sorrow. Melancholy tunes. Faded shades. Passionate involvement. Joy. Lively, merry melodies. Bright, radiant colors. Exhilarating jumps.
Art divulges our innermost thoughts. Art illustrates our feelings. Art discloses our selves
Gladys Lim
Nanyang Girls' High School Singapore
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