Senin, 14 Oktober 2013

A Historical Overview Of Arts Effect On Society

By Catalina Nielsen


Many art forms have a unique way of depicting ideas or truths to different people that other mediums will fail to do. This could be thoughts and ideas about humanity, religion, the world or anything more specific. These revolutionary new ideas or truths can be so completely profound that in time arts effect on society can even be felt across the world.

Many people are able to make these connections because it is presented in such a way that it often becomes universal in the mind of the viewer. Over time as these ideas become more universal they can motivate people to action. When people follow this action based on new ideas and truths it can have the effect of changing the world everywhere. The united states gaining independence, the war against slavery and civil rights are only a few historical examples of this in action.

This awareness people start gaining from art will only start enriching cultures when people become motivated based on ideas presented in various art forms. There is a real chance that this could be used in a negative way too. The Third Reich successfully used these concepts when they attempted to dominate the free world. Even though various forms of art may help to make society better, the process requires time and real effort.

To start with the art should be available for society in general. This may be paintings, books, films and music. As it spreads to people its influence will keep growing exponentially. Art will not change things until society can experience it. Films can be watched, books are read, pictures or paintings viewed. By their nature though pieces of art are sometimes banned and destroyed before this can happen.

A controversial movie that helped define women's rights was the film deep throat. Even though it became classified as pornographic and banned in several cities, women every where embraced it and the idealistic freedoms it portrayed on the screen. There is ongoing speculation that if this influential movie not been on the big screen, women's rights may have been pushed back by a decade or more.

One of the most famous painters Van Gogh did the starry night around 1889. This one painting became a driving factor behind the fledgling impressionist movement. By tossing caution into the wind, many artists could incorporate a more realistic poetic symmetry to what they saw or felt.

A still photograph is one of the most underestimated weapons on the planet. In 1963 a Vietnamese girl was photographed as she ran from a South Vietnamese napalm attack. This one picture drove home the hard reality of what the Vietnam war was to millions of American citizens. It transcended the basic ideas of right or wrong and became a rallying point for people wanting to stop all American involvement with Vietnam.

Most influential art also involves a connection between the viewer and society. This must happen for arts effect on society to be realized. Even things from the past can resurface and be looked at in a different way. This is how cultures can potentially evolve over time into something greater.




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