Jasmine Baskerville- Is art for the audience or the artist?

Any form of art includes the artist, the audience, and the art. The artist is the doer and the active contributor, the audience is the observer and the inactive contributor, and the art is the subject.  If the audience were to be removed from the equation leaving only the art and the artist what would occur? Does art lose its value? Does society give art its importance? Is art for the audience or the artist?
 I believe art is for the artist since the artist has no idea mentally what the audience wants.
 The artist creates their art without the audience in mind. There is no supply and demand. (It is important to notice that commercialized art is more a business and loses some associations with art). Art in its perfect form is a re-creation of a particular moment, feeling, or scene. And the audience’s insight differs from the artist’s because the audience has no part in the creation process usually. For example, since the artist and the audience have two separate minds it would be impossible for the artist, without asking, to know what the audience would like to view.
 Art for the artist can be several things. It can be a reminder, it can be a way of the artist leaving behind parts of himself for when he’s gone, or it can even be a part of a catharsis for the artist. For example, a painting of the ocean can have a greater and deeper meaning for the artist as a reminder of how vast the world is and how small humans are in it.
             When the audience is removed, it loses social importance but not personal significance to the creator. However, sometimes the society can impact the creation of art through the artist. Meaning that the audience can have indirect influences to the creation of the art. For example, an artist may choose to paint social events that involve the audience.

            In conclusion, I believe that art is for artists since the audience has no part in the creation, art seems to be personal for the artist, and art loses social importance when the audience is removed

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