In today’s world of “whatever makes you happy is what you should do,” we have a hard time answering the question: what is art?

Is art the beautiful masterpiece from the sixteenth century, or is art the destruction of gang-affiliated graffiti?

I suppose it has to do with each individual’s taste and choice when it comes down to deciding what is art and what is not.

On April 17, I took an amazing tour of the latest exhibits at the Denver Art Museum. The two shows that I viewed will be up and booming until May 26.

Let me share a little about the two exhibits. The first is “Art and Home: Dutch Interiors in the Age of Rembrandt.” It consists of beautiful art, I must conclude, some of it a little dry as far as design theory, but the ideas and stories that pour from the paintings are what excite individuals as they walk through the exhibit and indulge in the beauty of the 1600s.

One painting that seemed to intrigue the eye was called “Eavesdropper.” It tells quite a story of a young woman listening to a conversation about a minor conflict in love and attraction. The young lady, who is intoxicated by the idea of listening to secrets, seems to be intensely happy that she has let herself wander down the hallway. It is a reminder of every day life, for everyone at one point indulges in eavesdropping, especially the kind that should never be repeated.

Remember as you visit the exhibit to look closely to evoke the humanity and beauty in each story, released by each brush stroke.

I then danced toward the second exhibit, entering with a smile, knowing that I would love the items placed on display because they tell about the history of the United States and how each time period made life a little easier.

The great exhibit called “US Design 1975-2000” indulges in amazing furniture and decorative design, as well as architecture and the little things that enhance our lives.

The most amazing piece was a cabinet that was multicolored and oddly shaped, but utterly eye catching. The cabinet, designed by Lyn Godley and Lloyd Schwan, is called the “Otto Cabinet.”

Beautiful evening spent in a museum…walls covered in art and minds floating around what is beautiful and what is not. Each individual has his or her own opinion and that is why there is no definition for what art is. Art is whatever makes you smile and glow; it adds a beauty to you and your surroundings. Art is what you make it.

I highly recommend attending the two wonderfully placed art exhibits before they leave Denver; for you may not receive a second chance to enhance your mind and soul with modern and historic art.

Besides the idea of becoming cultured and dignified, you can have some fun and intellectual conversation for only $8.50.

The exhibit runs for a limited time only, so think fast and indulge.