Obama Full Education

“Art education teaches people to see each other through each other’s eyes. It teaches us to respect and understand people who are not like us. That makes us better citizens and makes our democracy stronger.” (Obama)

Art may instill a path to greater understanding between people. Art may never reach full understanding. Everyone reflects opposing experiences. A work of art may resemble significance to few and disarray to many. On the other hand, a work of art may draw ideas into perspective. Art will not be interpreted equally, ever. There are times even the artist cannot explain his or her or work. People have difficulty altering states of mind to view something in a fresh array. Some people never stop searching for meaning; some people do not care to start. I fancy Obama’s belief in respect, but art has the tendency to create respect or deliver no respect at all. Art is capable of spreading understanding if the work is an utter representation of a solid and prevailing fact. If art captures opinion, the singular view of the artist, understanding is stunted. We need ways of mass displaying art and artist focus. A community to capture the necessity of art. A place to write about art’s meanings and motivations. If one picture holds one thousand words, imagine how many pictures stir within the mind. Fostering each picture leads to the higher understanding level. Democracy equals unlocked expression, self-governance. Art in itself--time, effort, materials, voice--deserves respect. Art is judged. Art is reviewed. Art is liked or disliked. Art is never fully understood and only makes us better citizens because art makes us better, as individuals. The attempt to create or interpret art generates community. Exercising the first amendment definitely enhances citizenship. The Freedom on Expression, not in the U.S. Constitution,

“It is often said that one of the rights protected by the 1st Amendment is the freedom of expression. This site, in fact, uses that term in its quick description of the amendment: "Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression." But "expression" is not used in the amendment at all. This term has come to be used as a shorthand, a term of art, for three of the freedoms that are explicitly protected: speech, petition, and assembly. While the use of "freedom of expression" is ubiquitous in this area of 1st Amendment study, it is important to note exactly what "freedom of expression" refers to - let this be such a note." (Constitution.net)

Obama Campaign Website. Education. 3 Oct. 2008

U.S. Constitution Online. Things That Are Not In The U.S. Constitution. 3 Oct. 2008