How Art Changes Us
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I like to listen to NPR (National Public Radio) as I'm running errands. I enjoy the news, reviews, and interviews. I feel like they give me a window into the world I don't get otherwise. Recently, a TED talk came on, "How Art Changes Us." It was originally broadcast on 11 November, 2017. I was only able to listen to the first 10 minutes but I found it so interesting, when I got home I listened to it on my computer.
The premise behind the show is that art evokes emotion, starts conversations, helps us understand history, and helps start debates about our past, present, and future. Five artists were interviewed. Each uses their talents to change peoples perceptions of themselves and their communities. Each focuses on creating change around the world by creating beauty in slums, crossing cultural barriers, helping people find connections to their surroundings and having experiences that speaks to our hearts and changes us from within. I'm not going to give a review of the artists. I could never do them and their contributions justice in this format so I encourage you to listen to the talk yourself.
As I listened to them, I couldn't help being a little envious of their ability to reach so many people at once. Perhaps some day I will be able to do the same. Right now I hope that my art brings joy and reminds anyone who views it that there are so many beautiful and fascinating things to enjoy in a sometimes ugly and frightening world
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