TED BURSA COLLEGE / 11-B
Art ’ s Role as Inspiration
Sude Naz Özyİğİt
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Inspiration can be argued to be indispensable part of life , because it is described as motivating someone to do something . These words sound so simple , yet they signify something great for our lives . The roots of the word itself are inspiring , because ‘ inspirare ’ in Latin means ‘ to breathe into ’. Anything in your life , be it a significant figure , a form of art , or anything that has the slightest impact on you , which is enough to urge you to take action , can be inspiration .
While thinking of something I could write about , something that inspires me I sadly realized that I was not aware of anything that gave me inspiration . I racked my brain for something , but inspiration is usually so small and comes at random , seemingly unimportant moments that when I try to think about something specific , I could not find anything . I was under the impression that I had to write about one specific real-life person , but discussing this with my mother made me realize forcing myself to have an inspirational figure to look up to would be completely meaningless .
In the end , I came to the conclusion that what gives me inspiration was art . Not a specific artwork but art itself , in most of its forms ; from music to literature , cinema to paintings . Art itself is completely about becoming inspired and inspiring others , because it is the total reflection of life .
Art inspires me because it is a form of self-expression . In art , no matter what , there is a chance for you to express yourself , not through words , which is often the hardest way for some , but through work that does not entirely rely on language . It inspires me because there are people out there , trying to bring attention on a topic through art , no matter how important it is . Wars , racism , mental illnesses , sexism ... any kind of human problem can be expressed in the hands of artworks , and for me , that is what inspires me the most . To do something creative , for the better of myself or for the world .
To finalize , inspiration is an essential part of life due to how it motivates us to start or keep going on doing something . Art gives me inspiration because of how it enables people to express issues and emotions in different ways . It is also a concept that gives me hope as people use it to raise awareness for societal problems and as a way to change the world for the better . I wish to grow up as someone who uses art with these means as well , as this is what I am inspired to do .