For a very long time, art was a medium of expressing beautiful feelings. A medium which let's an artist express her/his thoughts as s/he sees it. It can be music, painting, sculpture, poem, story and what not. And in different places these artists were valued differently. They were not the richest person but considered as a person who looks the things differently.
And a lot of these artists expressed their thoughts which are more inline with the human condition. They have always been very vocal about the absurdities in the society which are rooted in power, cynicism, or superiority. These statements always challenging the status quo.
The history is full of examples where the artists started, and nurtured the revolution for the betterment of the common people. And there has been many who never even got a mention in the history. But they all paid a price. A price of being different, and rejecting any top down idea.
There is nothing wrong about a piece of art being beautiful, and easy to understand. But it is the other ones which don't fit in the definition of art being synonymous to beauty, and these are the ones which need more attention and deeper understanding to identify what it stands for.
Peace
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