What role does art play in our society?

Question

What role does art play in our society?

Answer 1

I've done a bit of research into that question.

Different people cite different reasons for their appreciation of art.  If we categorize them as efficiently as possible, we get:

--self-expression and self-discovery.

--relationships with others (for example, "they're playing our song")

--practical applications (didactic theatre, music therapy, and the old profit motive)

--spirituality

--the chance to experience things that otherwise would not be accessible, including the products of the imagination.

Answer 2

Art helps us define the different cultures within our societies.

Answer 3

The various art forms themselves show diversity in our culture. If one studies enough they shall find a pattern of social conformity and changes. Good and evil that is present today is in the art that is present.  Art tells our story or the artists story of life.♥

Answer 4

Well, there's different kinds of art. You might be reffering to art as in drawing, or art as in singing, or even art as in dancing. No matter what kind of art, they all have their own purposes. They might be here for entertainment, as a hobby, as a job, to express yourself, even for therapy, or plainly for beauty. If we didn't need it, we wouldn't have it.