I remember reading the famous epic, Paradise Lost, a year ago in my European Literature class. I remember the front cover of the book had the picture of Adam and Eve being casted away from the Garden of Eden with an angel walking behind them and all the other angels watching them from above. I have never heard about Philip Pullman's work before or knew that he created the pieces for Paradise Lost. It was a beautiful detailed cover to look at which gave me an idea what the epic was about but as soon as we started reading it, it was difficult for me to understand it. Reading the first two chapters, I had no idea what was going on in the story until the professor translated the complex poetry to the class. The story wasn't really about Adam and Eve. It was about Lucifer, getting back at his father for banishing from heaven to hell, and his plan was to make Adam and Eve disobey God as revenge to disrupt his new Paradise (earth).
When it comes to creative projects, the aesthetic of the work shouldn't necessarily be the primary code to make artwork enjoyable. Yes, you can create something beautiful for everyone to awe over but is there a deeper message within the work itself? Sometimes there isn't. As an artist, it is important to try and create works that are unique and make other people who view the artwork question what it's really about. When reading Paradise Lost, I had a difficult time understanding the story of the first three chapters which frustrated me. I found myself looking back at the pages we read in class to re-read it to see if I could get a better understanding of it. Slowly but surely I started to grasp what the story was about and I began to appreciate it. The same goes for any art work created. Some people will find it difficult to understand the meaning behind any creative piece and misjudge it. But once they find the true meaning behind the piece the have a better appreciation for it.
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