Essay about Art, Liberation, Rebellion and Relevance

The intention of this paper is to illuminate art as an adaptive tool in the sociological and psychological processes of rebellion and liberation and to illustrate that the inevitable function of art is to reveal, while exemplifying the importance of art in everyday life. What are the roles of art in rebellion and liberation; are these roles similar in kind and in scale from person to population and why does this matter? These are the questions that when answered will achieve the goal of this paper. The evolutionary advantage of creativity has an early manifestation in the form of decorative body art. Art is creation, not to say that every creation is necessarily art. The seed of creation is thought. â€Å"To think is first of all to create a†¦show more content†¦(1976, 302-303)† This, logically, applies to the biological reduction of art and is therefore a useless exercise when addressing art proper. The intimacy between art and psyche however has relevance to this paper. Psychoanalysis of art (the reduction of art to the psyche) shows no necessary difference in the psychology of someone called an artist and any other person (Jung, 1976, 305-306). The fact is all people, by the nature of human psychology and physiology, are artists, in a broad since of the word. Now that it has been established that art and humanity are essential to the existence of the other, the question arises; why? Human consciousness must deal with absurdity of the world, the fact that th e world is unclear. There are idealist philosophies and materialist philosophies but when one looks close enough at either foundation become unclear. Albert Camus wrote, in his essay, The Myth of Sisyphus, â€Å"Thus I draw from the absurd three consequences, which are my revolt, my freedom and my passion. (1955, p. 64)† Of these revolt, or rebellion, is chiefly relevant in the initiation of an artistic work. 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