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Art is a form of creative expression that cannot otherwise be shown in words. It is intangible and brings forth a feeling of openness rather than resistance which is often times how we feel against society these days. Art is exactly that, an expression of a feeling that is suppressed within our society, and within the communities in which we belong to. Our true feelings become harder to express when there are so many expectations that come from people in our society, standards that we need to fit in order to be taken seriously and to have a proper amount of respect. All these things shouldn’t really matter because it holds back the true person, as opposed to molding yourself to fit the shape of a model citizen in the eyes of our world. This suppresses our true feelings, the resistance causes chaos, as shown by crimes, killings, and etc. People act out because there is no other way to be heard and to be seen since they are stuck in circumstances where there is no way out.

Art helps to release this struggle, with a confrontation of our feelings portrayed in what we create, whether that be through dance, music, poetry, painting. It helps us to release what we otherwise could not do and also to reflect upon what we truly know and feel. Its sometimes something we run away from, not wanting to accept it and doing everything possible to evade it. There will be a time where we have to stop running away from it, stop procrastinating and observe how we react to the way we feel. Releasing that feeling through art helps us to realize that and keep ourselves a bit more balanced and to continue living with more awareness around us.