Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Art's Purpose
Art is very powerful in today's world and has been for quite a long time. Saltz makes it clear that it is not powerful enough to stop AIDS or global warming, but it has a different kind of power. Art can show emotion in any situation and it is beautiful because it is up to the eyes of the viewer to determine what the art really means. Oscar Wilde said that the moment you think you understand art, it is dead for you. That means that most of the true beauty in art is about deciphering what it is really about. Art also soothes. It has a miraculous way of healing pain and that is a power in itself. In each and every piece of art, you are seeing yourself, and questioning what YOU are viewing. Saltz even tells the story of how viewing art made a painter feel better after one of the darkest days in American history. One quote that stood out to me was, "Art is often political when it doesn't seem political and not political when
that's all it seems to be." This intrigued me because it shows that art is often not what was meant to be.
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I like the idea that art is up to the eyes of the viewer and I think you did a good job at explaining that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point that art does not have the ability to physically change the world, but has a certain power. It allows people to see things from a different perspective, and evokes mental questions that may have not been there before.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a really nice job summarizing the main points presented in the article, especially when you describe how art can soothe the viewer. I found the quote you chose interesting and it fit well with the beginning of your post.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and the point made in the article that art has a different type of power and not one that is so visible to the eye. I like that you made the point of how we have to try and figure out what art is trying to convey to us and that's the beauty in it.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you justified that art doesn't change the world in a literal sense. I also liked that you included the way in which art can change people in different ways, although it may not be the same for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your point on once you decide what the art is about it is dead, art is about always deciphering what it is about. I like how we can figure something out about ourselves through art.
ReplyDeleteI like how you explained each person views art differently
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