the purpose of art

playingtoy

The purpose of art is to train children, adult, and human beings in general the ability to imagine and to reach a peace of mind throughout the process in the creation of art, whether it is of visual, audio, stand alone material or interactive mediums.

In my opinion, art by itself is a neutral experience but sometimes the artists, viewers, or the general public might prefer to interpret a particular piece of art in a particular pov in order to achieve a purpose. I can either put it this way or, since any particular art work could be considered being made within a certain political social geographical setting and it is almost inevitable to be used by the artist or someone else as to function according to the time-line. The meaning of art is no longer the essence of it but becomes what other people around it want to achieve through it. And if there are enough people believing in a certain theme in an era of history, one way or another it functions. Whether through a public figure, an artist, a photo, any concrete or imaginative person or anything else even a blank piece of paper which will bring out their inner self.

After all, it is important to know and fully comprehend the motivation of the artist, if any at all, of any particular artwork, and to tell the difference when his/her art is being used by others to achieve social and political changes, positive or negative or nill. In other words, always remember to look at the source of what you are reading, who is writing it, and always be clear not to mix it up and confuse with that of the original creator. Once again, it comes down to

(A) what the media, in general, would like you to believe
(B) what do you think you should believe, if you have a choice
(C) last but not least, always remember the media is a projection of some people on what they think and how they see the world. And the real world has air and water with sunrise and sunset.

And if any of us are acting on behalf of what we heard from and saw on a screen or through a microphone, that and that alone, I myself believe it is very naive. Injustice could be real. Meanwhile I could be hallucinating as well. But yes media is a powerful tool. It will grab your attention and it can broadcast to the whole world almost. It is what it is. Words, pictures, videos, photos. Could be an 'idea' but be careful. Is that your idea or it that someone else's.