Friday, February 1st, 2008...10:15 am
ART AND REALITY TELEVISION
Should Art and Reality Televison be considered as one?
By Lindsie
The question “what is art?” sparks much controversy. The term art is used to describe a particular type of creative production generated by human beings, and the term usually implies some degree of aesthetic value. An artist makes a work of art for various purposes, such as creating an experience for others or as a part of a ritual. Personally, I believe that anything that is created by human beings would be considered some form of art. Who is to really say what art is? Art is determined by the individual not as the human race as a whole.
Extreme Makeover Home Edition, is something that I consider a form of art. Extreme Makeover Home Addition is an ABC reality television show that aired in 2003. Extreme Makeover Home Edition works with family homes, including all interior rooms, exterior design, and landscaping. The home is redone over a seven day time period while builders and designers work diligently. The team sends the family on a vacation while they “makeover” their home.
During the forth season of the show the team set a goal of visiting all fifty states in the United States where they would makeover a home. I believe that art and reality television should be connected in the fact that art is everything, if the two were not connected I do not know how we would have anything to watch. The show is a great way to show what designers, a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings, do on a daily basis as well as express their talents. Individuals who are in the landscaping business have to have a keen eye for perfection and detail. To me landscape (all the visible features of an area of land; approved appearance of a piece of land.) is definitely considered art. I think that the whole idea of Extreme Makeover Home Edition is a great idea. It gives families with very little opportunity the chance to take pride in their home and be happy with their living conditions. I also think that this is a way to give back to the community, even though they are only taking one home in a certain area it allows them to show that people still care. I truly believe that humans are works of art, the reactions of the families who are having their home made over, is beautiful.
This show has opened new doors so that art is being put out there for people to actually see it in a new light. I think that shows like this make it on television because it is kind of different, rather than having something with no meaning to it, for example The Real World; this kind of show does not add extra drama to a person’s life, but makes them feel better about themselves. I believe that most would prefer to watch Extreme Makeover Home Edition than sit and look at an art book. This allows for a different perspective of art! This show has created a new way for what is popular now and what was popular a long time ago. Combine them together and you make a wonderful hit reality television series.
4 Comments
February 11th, 2008 at 10:02 am
i love art and i love watching tv so the combination together seems great to me. Makeover Home edition is a great show because not only does it help people, its art as well.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:09 am
This is a great show that I’ve seen a few times but would not call it an alternative to studying art. Thats not the main focus of the show, which is to help a struggling family out by replacing their old broken home with a newer hip one. Yes they do use alot of the new trends of the day in creating it but its not the center point of the show and shouldn’t be considered an ‘art show’, seeing as the creators don’t even consider it as that.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am
i would not reaaly call this an art show because it is more about helping families however the design aspect is interesting…i would agree with josh though and not really consider it an “art show”
February 11th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
you have surely made an interesting point. I would tend to say that there is not a direct comparison between reality TV and art. I can agree with the fact that art has sucessfully been integrated into the show, but overall I would side with the fact that there is a distinct contrast between reality television and art.
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