My belief
about the role of art or what it serves to do is similar to Jospeh Conrad's. He
stated that “the artist speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the
sense of mystery surrounding our lives, to our sense of pity and beauty, and
pain.” In many cases I believe that art does serves to capture some emotion
that was felt at some point, then create a new medium for that emotion to be
shared through, for the reader to relate to the feelings of the artist. However
I also agree with the statement by Jackson Pollock, I also believe that a large
portion of the time there is a statement or purpose that the artist is
attempting to achieve. For this assignment I would say I agree more with
Conrad. So many pieces push forward an emotion that the artist needed to show
others, whether the medium is painting or poetry a feeling is always there. For
example "Piano" by D.H. Lawrence captures the feeling of nostalgia a
person has when they hear a sound they haven't hear in years, the pain they
feel when then they realize that the last time they heard the sound they were
much happier. He captures the child like wonderment he experienced as he heard
the familiar tune of the piano, and the longed to be young again.
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