The Whole Ball of Wax

      I believe each person can have a different take on Jerry Saltz's article titled the "The Whole Ball of Wax," but the message I received from it is that art is a means of transportation.  Art is meant to evoke emotion, and by doing so, it can transform the viewer's emotion into a memory.
      Art is also a documentation of time.  A certain iconic painting, photograph, or sculpture defines a period of time in the world, in which viewers are transported back to that era.  For example, looking at old photo albums can transport us back to into the past, and art possesses the same ability.  The Time Magazine cover of the Baltimore riots we saw in class not only captures the experience for outsiders to see, but for someone personally there can again feel, see, smell, etc. the world during that event.
       I agree with the article that art cannot directly change the world or solve its problems, but I do believe art can be used as a documentation of emotions and time that can have some sort of impact on the world.  I wholeheartedly agree with Saltz's statement that art is "a medium or matrix through which one sees the world."  I believe you can not only see the world through it, but also feel and remember with the power of art.