"In the Mountains"
Albert Bierstadt
So....that lead me to wonder...how does making art change people's lives? Does it really matter? Or could they just as easily live without it. It doesn't supply tangible needs like food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, or transportation.
I can see the entertainment value of performing arts. And the literary value of words in a book has the power to entertain or inform, but how does or how can the visual arts play an active role in changing people's lives? Are the visual arts a quiet, static optional function in life? Or....does viewing a work of art intrinsically change something in a person's life for the better? This is what I am wrestling with. Has viewing a work of art ever had a life-changing impact for you?
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