Art is affirmation.

N. Scott Momaday
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The idea that art is affirmation is an interesting one. It suggests that art is a way to give yourself permission to express yourself. To give yourself permission to be who you really are, not who other people want you to be. The idea of affirmation can be seen in various pieces of art throughout the ages.

The artist gives the viewer permission to see something new about themselves and creates a space where they can find their own truth, rather than what everyone else has said about them. The idea of affirmation suggests that art allows people to imagine their lives differently than what they could see in the mirror. This idea is also expressed in Shakespeare’s Hamlet:

Source: Ancient Child

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