Art and Morality

Two close scales; two far

Away poles. One relation

Close and harmonious,

The other keenly

Aware of conflicting

Tensions between them.

Art can be vital

To our moral health; it brings

Into play, expresses,

Purges emotions

And energies that in real

Life situations

Could be harmful and

Destructive. It allows us

Without any risk

To explore in depth

The essential natural

Endless archetypes

Of human virtue

And socially meaningful

Interactive deeds.

Appreciating

Art is a contemplative

Attention to the

Uniqueness of its

Objects, and respecting and

Loving them for what

They are, despite their

Perceived apparent flaws…

It’s all in the head!

Art enlarges the

Scope of individual

Freedom, by spreading

Awareness of our

Options for action and throes

At human bearings

Beyond those that are

Discernible in everyday

High paced society.

Art enhances our

Human vitality through

A keen, more vivid

Perception of colours

Forms, and sounds of which we are

Not often aware,

And a more intense

And clarified awareness

Of values as such.

Nevertheless, art

Can also be morally

Dubious or harmful.

Disinterested

Calmly contemplative

Aesthetic attitudes

Have forever faced

Very critical challenges.

It is claimed that

Art stimulates some

Passions better not aroused;

It’s ideation’s

Unequivocal

Best friend to realize and

To enjoy morally

Deplorable trends.

If freedom can be enhanced

By art, it can too

Be diminished by

Art works that present current

Stereotypes, fashions

In attitudes, and

Actions farouche or debased

Visions of human

Nature as if these

Alone were the available

Models for a rich

Life, a little ground

For confidence that the search

For innovation

Or la difference

In art reliably leads

To morally grave

And wise rendition

Of human problems intent

For our salvation.