Saturday, January 11, 2014

The Power Of Art On Human Beings

By Marissa Velazquez


Art has always been a very important piece of the culture of humans ever since the time of cavemen when cave drawings and prehistoric drum beats were made. Now there is actually a reason why many forms of artistry can stand the test of time and still be valuable today. It is simply because the power of art may influence the human mind itself.

When one talks about art, he may be referring to so many different forms like sketching, plays, or music compositions. Now there are actually many studies that tackled the link between the overall brain development of a human and the importance of art. It was discovered that artistry in general does have a positive impact on people.

Now it is actually very common for most schools these days to actually drop classes that would concentrate on arts subjects in order to fill up the schedule with more technical subjects. Schools nowadays would most likely concentrate on subjects math, english, or science because these are the subjects for the entrance exams. Because of this, subjects related to arts are often neglected.

In general, children first learn to properly communicate with others or increase knowledge through means such as drawing or singing in order to communicate. Since this is something that they always do while playing, then it is actually natural for them to know how to do these things. In a sense, going into art forms is actually a basic instinct that humans already have at a young age.

One of the most common forms of art would actually be music wherein humans would automatically be able to appreciate even if they are young. Music is somehow able to spark a part of the mind that is known to trigger certain emotions and feelings in the head. Because of the surge of these feelings, the mind would automatically be able to create certain mental images related to the song being played.

When it comes to painting or visual arts, there are cognitive functions in the brain that are activated when looking at these forms as well. Visual arts would allow people to know about how humans are able to express themselves in different ways and would therefore think about the meaning behind each picture. This would actually develop the critical thinking skills of people as visuals may be interpreted in different meanings.

Certain forms of physical activities also may fall under the arts category and are also beneficial to brain development. Exercise is actually known to be able to increase the amount of oxygen that the brain gets. This in turn would actually boost up the cognitive functions of a human being and thus making his brain move faster in a sense.

The power of art is really strong and may even influence the way the brain of a human develops. It is because of this reason that man has preserved its art forms and has made it a part of his culture throughout the years. It is because it is something of very high value and must be appreciated even by the younger generation.




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