One metaphor that I think has great power to affect our mindset is a quote by Pablo Picasso, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
This serves as a great reminder for me, as an artist, for why I create art and dedicate my life to it. I find this metaphor to be a powerful and unique way to describe the effects that art has on people. This metaphor exemplifies the artist’s role in the world. It shows how art can positively impact the world and why it is important in our society. Picasso’s metaphor compares dust to the struggles of everyday life, and art to a sort of cleaning device, showing how art has the power to heal people and to ease their troubles.
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In the current political climate, the arts have not been deemed as important by our country’s leaders, and they have even threatened to cut funding. Many schools have cut funding for the arts; eliminating music, art, and drama programs. This metaphor can be used to explain why funding and education in the arts are so important. It explains in beautiful poetic language the way that the arts fuel the soul. In this day and age where humans are more absorbed in themselves than ever, with social media being the dominant form of communication, and everyone being so busy and focused on the stress of their own lives, the arts are more important than ever to connect humans and lighten the stresses and burdens on them a bit. Art often helps us see the bigger picture, allowing us to see how little the trials and tribulations in our lives matter. Art’s healing methods are especially important when one considers the high amounts of Americans diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. Art has worked as a treatment for some people affected by mental illness; music, art, and even drama therapy are all becoming more popular. Medical professionals are now using art to “wash away the dust from the soul,” just as Picasso’s metaphor suggests. Overall, this metaphor proves the value of art to our society, reminds artists of the value of their work, and encourages people to enjoy more
This serves as a great reminder for me, as an artist, for why I create art and dedicate my life to it. I find this metaphor to be a powerful and unique way to describe the effects that art has on people. This metaphor exemplifies the artist’s role in the world. It shows how art can positively impact the world and why it is important in our society. Picasso’s metaphor compares dust to the struggles of everyday life, and art to a sort of cleaning device, showing how art has the power to heal people and to ease their troubles.
The ideas conveyed through this metaphor have been present throughout …show more content…
In the current political climate, the arts have not been deemed as important by our country’s leaders, and they have even threatened to cut funding. Many schools have cut funding for the arts; eliminating music, art, and drama programs. This metaphor can be used to explain why funding and education in the arts are so important. It explains in beautiful poetic language the way that the arts fuel the soul. In this day and age where humans are more absorbed in themselves than ever, with social media being the dominant form of communication, and everyone being so busy and focused on the stress of their own lives, the arts are more important than ever to connect humans and lighten the stresses and burdens on them a bit. Art often helps us see the bigger picture, allowing us to see how little the trials and tribulations in our lives matter. Art’s healing methods are especially important when one considers the high amounts of Americans diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. Art has worked as a treatment for some people affected by mental illness; music, art, and even drama therapy are all becoming more popular. Medical professionals are now using art to “wash away the dust from the soul,” just as Picasso’s metaphor suggests. Overall, this metaphor proves the value of art to our society, reminds artists of the value of their work, and encourages people to enjoy more