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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ART<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At its core, art is a form of visual communication that serves various purposes. It can document history, provide social commentary, be a form of play and self-expression, and challenge our views of norms and objects. Art externalizes internal experiences, making the intangible tangible and shareable with others. Many believe it is a window into the soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHY DO WE MAKE ART?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nearly any artist will tell you that art is a compulsive act they can\u2019t live without. I think art is like breathing: we inhale information every day, and just like breathing, we can\u2019t hold our breath forever. We feel an overwhelming urge to exhale that information into the world in its transformed state to connect with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHY ARE PEOPLE DRAWN TO ART?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There will always be a need for art created by human hands because one of the main purposes of art is to connect with other humans and escape reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO WE STILL NEED ART WITH AI?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we move into the AI age, we will need human art more than ever. AI art may create art that humans may never have dreamed of, but nothing can replace the window into the soul that human art provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just as the camera helped give rise to new art movements like Impressionism, AI may help humans break new ground with art. So, AI likely won\u2019t destroy human art; it will push it forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In next week\u2019s blog post, I\u2019ll discuss how art is used as social commentary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art is one\u2019s constant effort to create for oneself a different order of reality from the one we are given<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinua Achebe\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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