The Unifying Power of Art!

in #art6 years ago

As you can see, I wrote the most classic headline. Because it's a classic, but a really great explanation. Now I will show you how wonderful this is by giving an example as it is in almost all my writings. Because the music really unites.

Let's write a scenerio.

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You are seated at a train station, waiting for your train to arrive. Is not the script ours? We put a piano in there. And one young. He also has time waiting for the train, playing the piano at the same time. Is not that great for you too? So it would be for me, because my favorite music instrument is the piano. It would have been without the piano, it does not matter. Let it be music anyway.

Anyway, we're going to wait for the train. At that time, the boy in the piano plays so well that you are diving into deep feelings.

Then you notice something, another person comes to the piano. They go by and start playing together. Without any common points, without ever playing before, never seeing each other. They play so good that everyone around is gathering. Wouldn't you go too ?

Is that too far ? Is it impossible to happen ?

Then I will meet you with this great video. Those who know this video are already remembered from "train".

One of the two boys in the video is Spanish Gerard Pla Daró (sitting) and the other is Algerian Nassim Zaouche (standing). They are so independent of each other that they do not even speak the same language. But they can communicate with each other as they pass by. Music is what makes it.

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First music in this video is Ludovico Einaudi - Una Mattina, the other one is Braveheart theme.

So it can be not just music, it can be literature, philosophy...

For example, how many people among us read a foreign manuscript, considering his ethnic identity? Perhaps while reading an Umberto Eco book, when we see that Italian names, we can only say "Oh, Eco was Italian, right ?". That's it. No more.

It is independent from the news. Although if we have political troubles with England, we open and read that English books. Although if we do not get along well with Russia, we read novels by Russian authors.

Or let's take look at this with cinema perspective. How many of us say that "My country is in trouble with USA. Till this comes to an end, I will not watch Hollywood films!" etc.

Like before, this perspective is independent from news or politics. This is what we call "art".

This is the power of art. So that is why art and politics must always remain separate. An artist should not enter politics. Even if you ask me, artist should not even share their political views openly. As a citizen, of course, they have the right to share his political views as they wishes, but I am of the opinion that the artists should not share.

Before we blame the governments, media, communities etc. we should protect the art and artist. Because "A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence."

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Wow! Nice illustrations.
Taking a look at the ART of football, warring nations play against each other. Russia suspension from g8 has not stopped the country from playing against other countries.
ART is life

I am not so sure that football is art but yes, we can find art in everywhere. Like you said, life itself, is art.

Your stand is clear and I agree with you regarding the unifiying power of art but I think every creator has a political stand though... Artists reflect their opinions via their works, don't they?
From Dostoyevsky to GGMarquez we can see the footprints of their political approach I believe but we still adore the way how they express themselves. And that's the power of art...
Thx

Yes I agree. In my article, I said "openly". I wanted to say that artists shouldn't say "I support this man, I support that party..." quotes like these.

But like I said, it is what I think. So yes, if they want to share, there shouldn't be any obstruction.

Thank you.

"There shouldn't be any obstruction" is the keyword...
Any obstacle to express the opinons and anything to criticize them at the same time.
Regards,

I AGREE, BEING IN ITS FULL EXPRESSIONS OF ITSELF CAN NEVER BE LIMITED.

Thank you.

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