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BradRobson: The purpose of art- to create powerful influencing images and thoughts.

Youknowwhatgoodartis,whenapieceofvisualdisturbsyoursoulleavingyouspellboundand entranced.Artcreatedisenjoyedbypeopleforanumberofreasons.Artisaformofvisuallanguage thatconnectstheviewertotheartistswhoproducesit.Whennewvisualideaswerefirstintroduced, theywereseenasshockingandevenprovocativeandincomprehensible.However,withtime,these ancientworksofartwereacceptedandservedasfoundationsfortheemergenceofmodernart. Artistsshowusnewwaysandperspectivesonfamiliarthings,interpretnewsituationsandevents, andalsothroughlightonabstractfeelingsandemotions. Traditionally,thepurposeofartwasreligiousinnature.Artwasusedasavehicleforreligious ritual.SomeexamplescanbeseenfromthepaintingsinthefamousSistineChapelandalsothe prehistoriccavepaintingsofFrance.Intraditionalsocieties,theprimarypurposeofartisreligious andceremoniouseventoday. Arthasmorethanoften,servedasapropagandaandsocialcommentary.Withpowerfulvisual imagery,massesofpeoplecanbepersuadedtoacceptbeliefs,takeactions,andthuscreatean awakeningaboutvarioussocioeconomicissues.Artalsoservesasagreatmeansforrecording historicdata.Theartofanerarepresentsthegeneralstateofmindofthepeople,theirlikesand interest,theircultureetc.Itispossibletoanalyzetheartistsversionoftruthandrealismthrough hisartisticwork.Forexample,aftertheRenaissance,artistsbecamepreoccupiedwithnewwaysto capturerealityusinglinerperspectiveandrealismthroughoilpainting. ForAesthetics,artisseenaspleasingtheeyeorcreatingbeauty.Thisconceptofportrayingbeauty hasalsochangedduringtheyears.Artistswereexpectedtocapturethebeautytothepointof perfectionemphasizingtheloftyandnoblenature.Howeverinthemodernera,theconceptofbeauty hasbeenchallenged.Withdifferentartistsbroadeningthehorizonanddefinitionofbeauty,according tothem,beautycanbeseeninthelifeofordinarypeasantsorlifeinaslumarea. Artistalsoapotentmeansofstorytelling.Whetherinscripturesorinthroughillustrationinbooks, sincethebeginningarthastheabilitytotellpowerful,subtlestoriesaboutpeople,cultureand eventsinjustonepicture.Apictureistrulyworthathousandwords.Artalsoconveysintense emotions.Theexpressivepowerofartcanbeseeninliteralwaysinthecapturingoffacialexpression andbodylanguage.Toeffectivelycommunicateintenseemotionsandthinkingisthekeytogoodart. Talkingaboutgoodart,itisdifficultnottomentionthetalentandscopeofartistsinAustralia. Especiallyinthemostpopulouscity,ArtistSydneyareimmenselytalentedandrenownedworldwide. EachworkoftheseArtistSydneyisanexcellentexpressionofanysubjectinthecontextofthe values,culture,andevents.Althoughartwithhumanshaveevolved,thehumancondition,nature andevents,stillcontinuetocapturethe attentionsoftheartistsinSydney.

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