Art, even bad Art, and there is a lot of that, challenges the viewer's very identity when he looks at it. When you view a work of art, you judge it against all the things in life that you hold value to, whether it's aesthetics, politics, craftsmanship, or any and all topics of life. This can be instantaneous, but the good Art makes you consider it longer, perhaps even question where you stand on all those ideas, and it might even change your mind.
This is why I value Art and why I'm an artist. I believe that Artists throughout history have held an important role in society and have been valued by the people for that role. That role consists of being social mirror and commentator, creator of beauty, documenter of history, giver of form to myths and invisible ideas, and much more. It's all about the meaning of life - we're all trying to figure it out, Artists do it visually.
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