Why+is+art+created?

Art is created for multiple reasons. Three examples of art include visual art, fine art, and applied art. Five reasons include aesthetic purpose, to show morals or ethics, for spiritual purposes, for historical purposes, and for political purposes. -- First, aesthetic purposes: this means that the artist wants to make a visual appeal, and to give pleasure to those that understand and appreciate their creative effort. Once such is the logo used by V in "V For Vendetta." It has one solid color, symmetric, and also symbolizes his character. He leaves this mark wherever he goes so the Norsefire government knows he is going against them. The logo was created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.

-- Another reason art is created is so that morals or ethics can be illustrated. They depict people or behaviors that are considered noble and good. One such piece, below, is "Death of Julius Caesar" illustrated by Francisco Camuccini. The act itself is to show that people can revolt against their government or ruler if they do not sufficiently provide for the people. John Locke calls this the "right to revolt", which Thomas Jefferson also put into the Declaration of Independence.

-- Third, art is created to religious purposes. That is, to connect with the spirit world. It allows followers of a certain religion to get a visual understanding of Bible verses, or logos that can later be tattoos. One example is the Cross for Christians and Catholics. It is a symbol dating back to Jesus Christ's crucifixion. His arms were nailed to the side segments, and both feet were nailed to the bottom segment. Since then, all Catholics and Christians make "the sign of the Cross", where the person taps the forehead, center of the chest, left shoulder and right shoulder saying, "In the name of the Father(forehead), the Son(chest center), and the Holy(left shoulder) Spirit/Ghost(right shoulder)."

-- Fourth, art is meant to give a history lesson. It also provides valuable information about people, places, or events. One such piece is "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix. It is an illustration of a woman (representing Liberty) holding the tricolore flag of France, leading soldiers to battle in the French Revolution.

-- Lastly, art teaches politics: it is used for persuasion and propaganda. It is meant to convince people to adopt a certain party or ruler's point-of-view, or to enhance the power of such party or ruler. It can inspire patriotism. This propaganda poster, called "Rosie the Riveter", was created by J. Howard Miller. It is meant todepict women's rights and how they can uphold the workforce in America during World War II when all the men had to leave. The arm flexing is meant to show strength.