Charisma And The Visual Arts

Charisma Spencer came by her first name in a very unusual way. She wasn?t named charisma because she was charismatic ? not if you define charismatic. How could anyone know if this newborn was charismatic? No, she was named Charisma because the attending nurse misspelled her name on the birth certificate, the day she was born.

She was supposed to be named Chariena after her great grandmother who had lived in a small English village, many years ago. Chariena was famous in England for having saved so many influenza victims with her herbs and potions. But, Charisma would never be called Chariena.

When Mrs. Spencer had gotten home from the hospital and discovered the error on the birth certificate she recalled a certain kind of connection she had felt when she first looked into her newborn daughter?s eyes. There was something magnetic about the child and the tiny gray eyes made you feel something cozy when she looked back at you.

Maybe the name Charisma would actually suit the child better. Deciding to sleep on the issue, Mrs. Spencer went to bed having no idea she would, ultimately, opt to keep the misspelled name for her baby. The next day she talked it over with her husband who was secretly delighted because he had felt mixed about the name Chariena from the beginning.

Years later when Charisma graduated from high school there was a long line of well-wishers begging her to keep in touch. Charisma was indeed charismatic. Anyone who knew charisma knew she could charm you off your feet without even trying. She had a big heart and her heart was opened to the world.

Charisma was a dazzling combination of fine qualities. She had integrity, she was compassionate, honesty was her policy, and she always thought of others first. Charisma graduated from The High School of Music and Art and had been accepted to Pratt Institute, one of the finest Visual Arts colleges in the world. Art was Charisma?s greatest love and her greatest talent.

On this day, out of the blue, Charisma began remembering a particular spring day, years ago, when she had lain in the hammock in her backyard. She had won an art award at the school that day and was basking in the praise.

In her musings, Charisma had wondered if it was safe to say there was a connection between the dictionary definition of charisma and the dictionary definition of visual art. Could there be a certain charisma to the creation of art? She had laughed because she was certainly a Charisma that had a definite connection with visual art.

Remembering that long ago day got her to thinking about it all over again. She knew there was such a thing as ?charismatic art.? She had heard the term before. And, there certainly were charismatic artists, throughout history. Around and around her thoughts went. She would think the subject to pieces if she allowed herself.

?? Hello! ? Wake up! ? Stop daydreaming,? she said to herself. Charisma crossed the street and headed for the art supply store in the middle of the block. She had run out of art supplies and was late for studio practice at the school. Snuggling into her warm, wooly scarf Charisma hunched her shoulders against the cold and hurried down the street.

Source: http://www.streetarticles.com/visual-graphic-arts/charisma-and-the-visual-arts

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