Art is meant to provoke emotions, Avery. Its sole purpose is to arouse our senses, even if it disturbs. Even if it’s ugly. Even if it fucking scares the living shit out of you.

Lara Adrian
About This Quote

The great artist will always try to provoke emotions in his or her audience. The idea is to scare you, to either shock you with disgust or frighten you with the knowledge of the seriousness of their work. That is what art is meant to do. Art is meant to disturb and this quote supports that idea.

Source: For 100 Days

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