ART IS NOT USELESS - DR. ASIT KUMAR MAITY
CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING A ll Art aims portraying an authentic picture of life from the point of view of the artist. But an Artist has an important function. He has a moral duty.The business of the artist is not just to show, but also to give a message. A good painting,sculpture, book or musical composition should leave a lasting impression on the mind and the sole. It should acquaint us with the meaning of life, its joys and sorrows,ups and down and,thereby,instill courage in us to face it with equanimity. An Artist is a student of life. He dispassionately expose incongruities of life and arouses emotions in the hearts of his admirers and uplifts them from their petty preoccupations. When we hear an enchanting piece of music, it lifts our sprites. For sometime we forget our worries and anxieties.Thus, art not only pleases us, it also teaches and touches us. It helps us to rise above our narrow minded thoughts and tame the brute instincts inherent in our mental make up. It makes us awar...