Challenge
Art? Should it have a motive; a meaning? Or should it simply stand for itself; for beauty alone?
In any from, preferably prose. Tell me what you think on this issue. I have recently changed my opinion on the matter, almost entirely by accident in fact.
Art for Art’s Sake
Art, whether it is done with an intentional motive or meaning, or merely as something that is pleasing to the eye, has the ability to move us. To help us see things in a different perspective, in a new way that hopefully opens something deep within us to be able to see beauty in all things. Therefore, whether art is simply a beautiful picture, or something with a deeper social meaning meant to inform, it's value is the same. Both cause us to become more aware and both resonate with our inner conciousness. So, I suppose what I am saying is, that beauty is in itself a motive, so the question becomes moot.