Man is the best among all living beings in the world. He has two such natural powers in the form of intelligence and discretion, due to which he has been able to rise above other living beings. Self-defense instinct and fertility are found in almost all living beings and they are satisfied with them, but man does not remain satisfied with it alone. Perhaps this idea is the origin of the birth of art.
In fact, it is not easy to give a precise answer to what is 'art'. National poet Maithilisharan Gupta, expressing his opinion in the context of art, has said - "Art is the skillful power of expression."
Considering art as a means of expression, the great scholar of Italy has also said – “Art is concerned only with the process inspired by self-realization. When an artist expresses self-realization easily, naturally, then it takes the form of art. Therefore, the perfection of expression is the art… expression is its beauty.
Another scholar has defined art as "Art is an effective expression of the credit and love of the artist's joy and a combination of ideal and reality."
In fact, art is an expression of beauty and a symbol of prosperity. It is said that the more rich and beautiful the art of a caste, the more glorious and ancient that caste will be.
That is why art is also called the benchmark of culture of any nation. When a person is physically secure and is not afraid of anything, then he strives towards achieving mental and spiritual satisfaction.
In this sequence, when its excess energy manifests itself in the form of beauty, it is called art. Art is a symbol of the progressive idea of rising continuously. It is through this that new ideas, ethics and values are created.
India is very rich in terms of art. India is called a country of diversity. India also has a lot of diversity in terms of art, which makes it unique from all other countries of the world.
If seen from the perspective of India, then works, painting, handicrafts, murals, songs and music, acting, literature, building construction etc. are all included in the purview of art.
Madhubani painting of Bihar, Pattachitra painting of Odisha, Nirmal painting of Andhra Pradesh, Bhangra dance of Punjab, Dandiya of Gujarat, Bihu dance of Asom, Bharatnatyam dance, Kathakali dance, Mural painting of Ajanta-Ellora, Various genres of music and Raga- Ragini, styles of acting, Ramayana, Mahabharata, SangamBeauty has been expressed through literature, Meghdoot, Jain temple of Dilwara, Taj Mahal etc.
So all these are different forms of art. All these are an important part of Indian culture. The arts and works of India are very traditional and simple yet so alive and impressive that they automatically guess the rich and glorious heritage of the country.
Art and life are closely related. The aim of the development of art is sometimes self-realization, sometimes joy and humour. Sometimes struggle is done through art, sometimes freedom is found from that struggle. Art also becomes a medium for achieving fame, attainment of wealth, attainment of peace and showing the right path to the society.
The famous scholar of Hindi, Babu Gulabrai, showing the importance of art in life, has written – “Art originates from life, its purpose is not only to explain life but also to give it direction. She puts life into life. She does not become a means herself but makes herself meaningful by becoming a seeker of a greater purpose. She elevates life by making it worth living. She establishes and propagates new ideals in life and sheds new light on the problems of our life.
Therefore, in this way we can say that art is not only a medium to express gaiety, joy and joy, but also orients the society towards change and awakens a new consciousness in it.
It has happened many times that art has shown a new path to mankind, sometimes through literature and sometimes in the form of cinema, through painting and sometimes in some other form, but the trend of criticism continues parallel to it.
Any new experiment in the field of art usually has to face opposition. Many times it is even said that this gives strength to immorality, obscenity and evil tendencies in the society.
Due to this mentality, artists like Raja Ravi Varma, MF Hussain, Salman Rushdie, Aamir Khan etc. have to bear the opposing reactions of the society. This cannot be said to be fair from any point of view.
In fact, any aspect has two forms- positive and negative and the aim of a true artist is to reveal the positive side of art, but if society does not see the good in it and sees the bad, then there is neither the fault of the art nor the artist. Of . Therefore, it is the duty of the society to understand the positive side of art, learn from it and make life excellent.
It is the duty of the art to strike and put an end to the unnecessary and undesirable traditions and customs and it is the responsibility of the society to get freshness and new form from art and move towards progress. It is difficult to even imagine a civilized society without art.
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