What is the role of art in the world?

Ah, art. Art has infinite and precious possibilities and roles, and for it's limitlessness I love it passionately. It's many roles include: to stimulate thought, to set forth a call to action (political art can be so fascinating and powerful, can't it?), to reflect on one's life, to get emotional responses from viewers, to allow the artist to pour their heart and soul onto a canvass (or stage, sculpture, film, etc.), to challenge preconceived thoughts and opinions, to relax, to soothe, to comfort, to attack, to argue, to disturb, to push the envelope of creativity and the boundary of what "art" can be, to challenge what constitutes art (Please feel free to see my blog about that topic here, if you are curious), to shock and appall, to relate, and (my favorite reason) to change the world.

I love art and it's boundlessness. The infinite possibilities of art makes me proud to call myself an artist.