The purpose of art

What is the purpose of art?

Perhaps these quotes from notable artists can provide some insight:

The role of art for me is the visualization of attitude, of the human attitude towards life, towards the world. – Josef Albers 

The object of art is to give life a shape. – Jean Anouilh

Art has no other purpose than to brush aside… the conventional and accepted generalities, in short everything that veils reality from us, in order to bring us face to face with reality itself. – Henri Bergson

Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for any one but inspire them? – Bob Dylan

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness. – Max Eastman

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. – Pablo Picasso

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers. – James Baldwin

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What inspires your artistic side?

The very nature of art is highly subjective…

and as such, there are quite a few things that artists and art enthusiasts alike do not necessarily agree on. However, there is one thing that most creative minded people probably accept as a practical truth – creativity requires inspiration.

Some people are inspired by nature, others by the human condition, still more by the words or wisdom of others. In fact, while inspiration is not always something that is easy to come by, there is no doubt that the possible sources of inspiration are endless.

My inspiration for my poetry books and artistic photography come from any number of places.

What inspires you?

In my personal opinion, if my poetry, photography or other artistic pursuits actually turn out to be inspiration for other artists and their work, that’s one of the best feelings of all.

99 Inspirational Artistic Quotes

Got Inspiration?

Easy way to get inspired

So, a while back, I posted an article taking about the necessity of inspiration for artists. Whether your chose medium is painting, sculpture, performing arts of whatever the case may be, inspiration is essential.

Today, many of us use smart phones. And with smart phones comes the availability of various apps. One such app that can possibly help to get those creative juices flowing for Android users (I’m sure iphones have something similar) is simply called “Inspirational Quotes.”

It’s a free listing of a seemingly endless number of famous and inspirational quotes from some of the greatest thinkers, innovators and entertainers of all time. At the very least, something like this might help to kick start the flow of your creative juices.