Some people believe that art gives our lives meaning and purpose. Others believe that it is merely a distraction from real life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

There is no doubt, that

art

has always been one of the most important cultural treasures. It is

also

compared to the mirror of

the

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contemporary society,

therefore

, it is heating a debate on

this

topic. Some individuals state, that

art

brings not only joy but

also

understanding and meaning.

However

, others suppose, that it causes lots of distractions and distances

people

from reality.

To begin

with, it is noticeable, that some

people

enjoy

art

in order to get inspired and understand some new things for themselves.

For example

, contemporary

art

usually asks some questions to think about. Some exhibition visitors are fond of

this

process and feel excited about

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they have never noticed or thought about before.

Moreover

, understanding

art

is not just understanding the artist’s concept, but finding out some meaningful and important thoughts in peoples' own lives.

However

, there is a controversial point of view, some

people

consider

art

a distraction, that has nothing to do with real life. They believe, that some pieces of fine

art

are just tasteless provocations or even some

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of vandalism, that should not exist.

For instance

, there is a famous sculpture called "Clay number 4" in Moscow. It looks like a huge silver piece of clay with the fingerprints of the artist on its surface. There were lots of arguments about

this

piece

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when it was shown to the public for the

first

time. Some citizens thought of it as

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disgusting trash or had some unpleasant associations.

This

situation shows that some individuals are not capable of reflexing their thoughts and can just express their

first

impressions about the provocation in an emotional way. To put it in a nutshell, discussing works of

art

is undoubtedly one of the most controversial topics to debate on.

However

, I consider myself a strong supporter of the theory, that

art

brings some self-understanding and meaning to individuals' lives. Whether it is a provocation or not it makes

people

identify their thoughts and beliefs in real life.