Art Imagination and Expression / ” Art is a part of life. Every now and then, we live with it as we cook, speak, sing, dance and write are outcomes of our productive imagination. What is the difference between imagination ‘and expression in art studies? Imagination is an abstraction of a certain thought or feeling that produces a good art based on reality or experience (Hollick, 2014); while! expression is an automatic response to it. For instance, when a mother thinks on what food to prepare for her children’s meal, she imagines the ingredients, the kitchen utensils and the processes to use before expressing them into the actual cooking. Unexpressed imagination is not art. It is not art when an individual fails to realize the beauty and utilitarian purpose. When the mother fails in her imagination in providing a pala © children, r ‘ovidit Seer oe 1g latable meal for her children, Howe i . bt ea anc ofa ection. Wh os az ive, its i the individual S quality of ‘life which is aS enhances not only development Du also the life of others and the nation as wet “vn, Proeress. aS art in advertisement ound in billboards, magazines and “ well. The expression of opinion in patronizing certain brands and in the purch, ap media entices public chase o} Products in order te increase company’s sales, improve emplo} va 4 ao ee yees’ lives parercae: When the means and the ends of art ohpregei peulate government i rt of wary art may result to misery, hinder Progress tnd ae a ontmuctive: like i ‘evelopment and promote 2 “Modular Approach to Art Ajchaos. Thus, this situation may bring imminent danger to society. The burning of buildings, the looting of goods, the destruction of properties and the violent protests in some places in the United States brought by racism and COVID-19 related-issues show concer on how we use art expression more positively. Using this context in the United States, how do your means and ends of art expression respond to this ferocity? With what is happening to our environment today, it is imperative to nurture positive and, more peaceful expressions of art rather than the negative. In order to realize this aim, you are asked to nurture positive self-expression by performing the instructions found in Activity 1.