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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ROLE OF ART

For tens of thousands art has been a unique form of expression and communication among people. Art was intermixed with the development of written language during the early days writing. Art also enabled man to express him self in a way that is not available through the spoken or written word.

What is the psychological role that art plays in human life? Why do people search the world of art and pay upwards of one million dollars for single work of art? The answer is that art provide pleasure and inspiration to its beholder.

People attend to concert, view a play, observe a sculpture, or read a novel with the implicit goal of experiencing a sense of pleasure or even awe. In this case, art can be said to satisfy the soul the way a delicious meal satisfies the stomach or the way the massage satisfies muscle. People from all over the world in all over different cultures produce and observe art in this various forms of the delight, inspiration, and pleasure it provides.

Vocabulary:

Unique = Khas/Unik

Intermix = Mencampur

Pleasure = Kesenangan

Inspiration = Inspirasi

Beholder = Pemirsa

Attend = Menghadiri

Concert = Konser

Sculpture = Seni pahat/ukir

Observe = Mengamati

Delight = Kesenangan

True of False:

1. Art is unique form of expression and communication among people ( ... ).

2. Art disabled people to express their feeling and emotion. ( ... )

3. Sometimes people spending much money only for art, because they want to get pleasure and inspiration. (  ... )

4. Art can make human feel satisfy. ( ... )

5. Many people in this world observe art for the pleasure. ( ... )