I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place.
I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.
If an artist is driven primarily by social responsibility, I think the art probably suffers because, again, just as leadership has a rather defined end point or purpose, social responsibility would seem to have a very clear moral context.
An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist.
So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. I myself am very much inclined to take this position.
Art is the proper task of life.
I'm not saying everybody has a social responsibility of what art they create, but art should be open-ended. I just feel there's a lack of consciousness and understanding of impact and reach. Just maybe, for a second, just think of the effect you could have with a lyric.
The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.
The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
The artist is not responsible to any one. His social role is asocial... his only responsibility consists in an attitude to the work he does.