It is important that artists have the freedom to express new ideas without too many restrictions from governments so they can challenge the views of society. If too many restrictions are in place, writers and other artists will not be able to express their views publicly and will no longer question societies values limiting the development of society. However, some restrictions may be necessary to protect people and to avoid unreasonable offence. In this essay the importance of artists being able to express their views freely will be discussed.
Individuals have the right to express themselves, and artists are no exception to this. If artist’s rights are restricted, they may no longer be able to publicly express their views. This means that the public would receive few new ideas and that society’s current thinking is less often challenged. As a result, people may not become aware of some of the problems in society and therefore important problems may not be addressed. Ultimately, this leads to a society that does not develop as well as it could. For example, the restrictions placed on artists and society in China in the early part of the Ming dynasty led to a more insular society and the decline of Chinese civilization. Restricting artists also means that artists stop producing material such as interesting fashion, pop music and abstract art and that the overall quality of art is reduced. A further problem of reducing freedom for artists is that art becomes less interesting and less relevant to people and a potential flourishing industry that benefits society could be damaged.
However, sometimes it is necessary to place restrictions on what artists can exhibit in order to protect society. For example, society needs to protect children from harmful images and in some cases ideas could be so unacceptable that it may be appropriate to restrict them. In this case it may be necessary for government to take action to limit some of these works of art. For example, in the UK a portrait of child murderer Myra that was made from handprints of young children was considered by many to have breached decency standards in that country.
In conclusion, it is important that artists have the right to express themselves through their art and governments should not restrict this right unless there are strong public interest reasons to do so.
It is
important
that
artists
have the freedom to
express
new
ideas
without too
many
restrictions
from
governments
so
they can challenge the
views
of
society
. If too
many
restrictions
are in place, writers and other
artists
will not be able to
express
their
views
publicly
and will no longer question
societies
values limiting the development of
society
.
However
,
some
restrictions
may be necessary to protect
people
and to avoid unreasonable
offence
. In this essay the importance of
artists
being able to
express
their
views
freely
will
be discussed
.
Individuals have the
right
to
express
themselves, and
artists
are no exception to this. If
artist’s
rights
are restricted
, they may no longer be able to
publicly
express
their
views
. This means that the public would receive few new
ideas
and that
society’s
current
thinking is less
often
challenged.
As a result
,
people
may not become aware of
some of the
problems in
society
and
therefore
important
problems may not
be addressed
.
Ultimately
, this leads to a
society
that does not develop
as well
as it could.
For example
, the
restrictions
placed on
artists
and
society
in China in the early part of the Ming dynasty led to a more insular
society
and the decline of Chinese civilization. Restricting
artists
also
means that
artists
stop
producing material such as interesting fashion, pop music and abstract
art
and that the
overall
quality of
art
is
reduced
. A
further
problem of reducing freedom for
artists
is that
art
becomes less interesting and less relevant to
people
and a potential flourishing industry that benefits
society
could
be damaged
.
However
,
sometimes
it is necessary to place
restrictions
on what
artists
can exhibit in order to protect
society
.
For example
,
society
needs to protect children from harmful images and in
some
cases
ideas
could be
so
unacceptable that it may be appropriate to restrict them.
In this case
it may be necessary for
government
to take action to limit
some
of these works of
art
.
For example
, in the UK a portrait of child murderer Myra that
was made
from
handprints
of young children
was considered
by
many
to have breached decency standards in that country.
In conclusion
, it is
important
that
artists
have the
right
to
express
themselves through their
art
and
governments
should not restrict this
right
unless there are strong public interest reasons to do
so
.