By: N. George
Worth Noting:
- A pot intended to be used to cook grains by the potter may turn as favourite contain for flower growers.
- A play intended to caution the community about extramarital affairs may be familiarized by family value crusaders and guidance and counseling professionals. In other instances the same item may be  interpreted as a pornographic play and the authorities recommended banning it. In such cases the composer has his say but it is upon the consumers to determine its fate without taking into consideration the intention of the author.
- A song written to ridicule social evils may be interpreted as joke popularized in the society and the composer be seen as a top entertainer. On the other hand ridicule to the ruler consequently banned by local authorities.
Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees……….…….Marcel Proust.
Do you have something that you wish to express in support of the existing systems, to point out some missing links you have identified, to correct some of anomalies in the current system or to paint of a picture of something that do not physically exist but you are able to visualize it then do not hesitate to do so regardless of the form that you will use to bring this into attention of intended audience whether through a word of mouth, drawing a picture, writing a poem, composing a song or constructing the new system.
To start with many may not understand what you are doing but over time they will rethink of it and perhaps pay more attention to your art. At this point they will try to come up with similar or related products or pose questions to you intending to enquire more about your project.
Whenever you have a composition you have your reasons for coming up with it. The external observer will also have his view and it is not necessarily that it will be similar to yours. You may find that a dress design you intended to be for youth when introduced in the market it have been embraced by the aged or the kids. A song composed to be sung as praise and worship song in religious events may be famous in political gatherings or in sporting celebrations.
In Kenya a the melody used in a Pokomo community lullaby was borrowed and used as the tune for the national anthem and everyone accept it as that.
A pot intended to be used to cook grains by the potter may turn as favourite contain for flower growers.
A play intended to caution the community about extramarital affairs may be familiarized by family value crusaders and guidance and counseling professionals. In other instances the same item may be  interpreted as a pornographic play and the authorities recommended banning it. In such cases the composer has his say but it is upon the consumers to determine its fate without taking into consideration the intention of the author.
A song written to ridicule social evils may be interpreted as joke popularized in the society and the composer be seen as a top entertainer. On the other hand ridicule to the ruler consequently banned by local authorities.
An actor in a film whose is portrayed as a thug may be seen as a criminal by people despite being a humble person while not acting movies. He may have hard time trying to convince his audience that the actor is different from whom he is in ordinary life. Be wary of the role you play even the name you use as some may no longer wish to associate you with your real name anymore instead they could overemphasize in the name you use in drama.
If you ask those who use wood or stone to curve, those who use clay to mold, drawers to draw, painters to paint you, poets to write about you or musicians to sing about you what each and every one pay more attention to is what he thinks more of whenever you interacts with him for example those keen with your clothing will pay more attention to them in their composition, those whose interest is your teeth will include them in an exaggerated way in their composition, the ones stricken by your skin colour will have something to make it bold while those observant of how your mannerisms will have something to mention about it. Everyone has tastes and preferences and they vary from one person to the other.
