As I was googling a question from my homework, I came across a forum - http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=245535 - that has a similar question - Does art mirror society or shape it?
Here are some good answers.
"... reflection of the artist or the artist's perception of society."
"... Art is society not a mirror of society.
Society shapes art and society mirrors art.
Art is deconstructed society.
Society drives art and allows art to survive and civilisation flourishes in part because of art."
" ... I don't think Chopin wanted to mirror anything of society as he wrote his piano master pieces. Wanted Van Gough to shape society in any of his paintings?... "
The best answer (I think) . . .
"... What do you go to galleries for? And what about theatres? Music concerts? Do you hit such spots only because your friends say it is a trendy thing to do? Or simply to be surrounded by the bohemian spirit for a while just to show off in front of a bunch of simpletons afterwards?
No. We go there hoping, believing, thirsting for expansion, expansion of the mind, soul, world perception. We seek release, realization of our own fantasies and dreams in what we see around us in there. We go there to push the boundaries, horizons of our own minds by means of having a look into the inner worlds of others. "
The line that captures my attention - "... Art mirrors the minds of those who create it and helps shape the minds of those who admire it"
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