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Art surrounds life, all people in every location, without us being aware of it. Since time immemorial, art has existed as long as man has. It is a huge part of our culture, which shapes our ideas, and vice versa, and provides us with a deeper understanding of emotions, self-awareness, and more.

Many people fail to realize how art impacts their daily life. Everyone uses art on a continual basis. The majority doesn't know how much of a role art plays in their lives and just how much we rely on art, in all of its forms, in our everyday lives.

Why is art important in our daily lives? Because we are surrounded by art, and without it, the human race will not be as you know it.
Art in the Home
Arguably, almost everyone has some form of art in their home-a painting, a framed photograph, a table centerpiece, and even the main layout and design of a house is art. Art is not purely for looking at and admiring, a lot of it is functional too, especially when it comes to our homes. Everything from a delightfully patterned quilt on the bed or even your decorative tea towels and teacups can be considered a form of art. Our brain is just conditioned to think that these type of items are not art when it's only for decoration.
Art and Music
Music, same as art, is a universal language and its importance to our daily lives is undeniable. Subconsciously, we hear music through television shows, commercials, radio and through other media. Sounds, songs and music can make life extremely joyful and can have a huge effect on our mood.

It has a positive impact to people's moods and perspective. It can boost productivity and one's motivation and determination. Similarly, when stress is high, many people find that relaxing to calming music is something that eases the mind.
Site-Specific Art
Art, in any form, can give people emotions that can lift up their spirit and make them more driven than ever. One of the most common trends in the tourism industry is hospitality art, which utilizes art to invite guests and engage them more throughout their stay. Corporate art inspires workers and boosts productivity using art inside the workplace. Hospital art, or healing art is also one way of helping patients recover faster and their family and healthcare workers to regain their composure and stay calm.

Art is everywhere, influencing us on a daily basis, whether we realize it or not. And this is the mere reason why art is important in our daily lives. With the art that we are surrounded by, whether it's a painting, music or even videos can have a huge impact on our mood and emotions.

People think that science and technology are superior to art. But art makes life worthwhile. It may not be vital to fulfill our basic needs, but it does make life joyful. As we continue our journey of a fast-paced life with moments of quick decisions and fragmented thoughts, art allows every moment to be memorable. Understanding our emotions can help us heal, grow and improve ourselves. Increasing our self-awareness through art can lead to more success personally and professionally.

Art can make a community more beautiful. It also makes the places we visit and spend time more interesting. Through art, we gain a better understanding of cultures, history and tradition; as well as help people in the present build better and more complete lives.

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Art surrounds life, all people in every location, without us being aware of it. Since time immemorial, art has existed as long as man has. It is a huge part of our culture, which shapes our ideas, and vice versa, and provides us with a deeper understanding of emotions, self-awareness, and more.

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Last fall, Francis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud fetched a record $142.4 million at auction. That was nearly double what Christie's had projected, highlighting the unpredictability of art appreciation. Art isn't science, but that doesn't stop psychologists from trying to get inside viewers' minds. What makes us like a few splotches of color?

First, we must identify those splotches as art. Researchers found that telling people to imagine themselves a year in the future (a tactic meant to induce abstract thinking) increased the chances that they'd say unconventional pieces such as Warhol's Brillo Boxes qualify as art [1]. The way art is described also sways enjoyment. When subjects received an ambiguous explanation of an abstract piece (that is, an explanation including several statements, only about half of which fit the work), they liked the piece better than they did when they received an explanation that either mostly fit or mostly didn't. Ambiguity apparently enhances intrigue [2]. Backstory matters, too: when people learned that an artist was eccentric-he mangled his ear, or carried stones on his head-they liked his work more. Unless, that is, the work was conventional or the artist's quirks were described as inauthentic (as the researchers suggested of Lady Gaga's antics) [3].

The viewer's own torment is another story, however: Subtly priming someone to consider his or her mortality diminishes appreciation for abstract paintings, at least among those with a strong "personal need for structure." But the effect is reduced when people are given the artwork's title-provided, at least, that the title is clearly descriptive. So a name like Number 12 doesn't do much, but knowing that a Jackson Pollock painting is called Guardians of the Secret seems to help viewers overcome their own angst and attribute some meaning to the mess before them [4].

Seeing a piece of art over and over can also increase our affinity for it. But this effect applies only to art that critics have deemed "good." Repeated exposure to two works by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir John Everett Millais enhanced subjects' appreciation, while repeated exposure to the kitschy cottage-porn of Thomas Kinkade wore on them [5]. Here's one thing that doesn't seem to matter, however: which way is up. When subjects were shown 40 modern artworks in four different orientations and asked which orientation they preferred, their responses aligned with the artist's intention less than half the time [6].

Finally, casual viewers with high taste-bud density don't enjoy disturbing or provocative art as much as others do [7]. You knew all along that art appreciation was a matter of taste-you just didn't know how literally.

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The town does not exist

except where one black-haired tree slips

up like a drowned woman into the hot sky.

The town is silent. The night boils with eleven stars.

Oh starry starry night! This is how

I want to die.

It moves. They are all alive.

Even the moon bulges in its orange irons

to push children, like a god, from its eye.

The old unseen serpent swallows up the stars.

Oh starry starry night! This is how

I want to die:

into that rushing beast of the night,

sucked up by that great dragon, to split

from my life with no flag,

no belly,

no cry.