ARTICLE WRITTEN BY PENIEL FEATURED ON THE GUARDIAN NG -How Creative Arts Shapes Society

July 14, 2021 12:08 AM

PENIEL’S ARTICLE FEATURED ON GUARDIAN NG; How Creative Arts Shapes Society 

“A society that forgets art risks losing its soul”- Camille Pagl

When art travels beyond the realm of expression and into the realm of imposition, only then is its power unravelled. Art is art when it expresses, but art becomes power when it influences.

Creative Art can be likened to a master manipulator, the type that gives the illusion of choice and freedom by asking the instruction as a question. But then that is the beauty of arts, the fact that it magnanimously projects its power unto its consumer and allows them to call it theirs.

For instance, the young man trying to give his lover a romantic evening while Okay by Adekunle Gold plays in the background. The young man would feel proud as he watches her overcome by emotions, would even pat himself on the back for being so romantic. All this while, Adekunle Gold’s song would continue to play dutifully, not complaining about the misplaced credit, but allowing the man to take the glory for being the romance expert. What did the lover do apart from press play while blandly muttering...

This article was written by Peniel Okwuchukwu and was first published on The Guardian NG, November 2020 Sunday Magazine. To read the full article, visit How Creative Arts Shapes Society — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News