Art for a Better World

Abstract

Art becomes an active pageant in the ongoing processes of life. This creative, godly quality given the artist implies an ongoing duty and responsibility of the artist not only to commit fully to her/his own work but to confront injustices and to work for peace and contribute positively to creating a better world. By creating art, artists not only empower themselves and contribute to their own growth and harmony but also engage viewers who respond to their work, resonate with it, are moved or challenged by it, who discover a new possible world, thanks to it, and who are led into thinking and action by it. Art becomes the important, powerful, and motivating communication tool of the artist to change and recreate this world and make it better. Artists have a distinct advantage through their art, thanks to its free and unlimited creative imagination to transcend established norms, to function outside the boundaries of conventional thought, and outside the framework of traditional society. Through their art, artists can open doors to what can be dreamt, to a utopian world of beauty, different values, and beliefs, to a better world that can be made real. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)