Art is everywhere. Any public space has been carefully designed by an artistic mind to be both functional and beautiful. Why, then, is art still so widely considered to be “the easy subject” at school, insignificant to wider society, a waste of time and effort?
Art can connect culture with commercial (商业的) products in a way that not many other things can; art generates money and holds significant emotional and cultural value within communities. When people attend a concert, they are paying for music, sure, maybe even hotel rooms, meals, and transport, but they also gain an incredible experience, a unique atmosphere and a memory that will go through the rest of their lives. People don’t just want material things anymore, they want to experience life—the arts are a perfect crossover (交迭) between culture and commerce.
Furthermore, the arts can bring communities together, reducing loneliness and making people feel safer. Social relationships are created among individuals when they share their arts experiences through reflection and discussion, and their expression of common values through artworks in honour of events significant to a nation’s experience.
The arts clearly have a pretty positive impact on physical and psychological health. It is found that people who frequent cultural places or participate in artistic events are more likely to gain good health compared to those who do not; more engagement with the arts is linked to a higher level of people’s well-being. The Royal Society of Public Health discovered that music and art, when used in hospitals, help to improve the conditions of patients by reducing stress, anxiety and blood pressure.
Children who are involved with the arts make greater achievements in their education: those engaged with drama have greater literary ability while others taking part in musical practice exhibit greater skills in math and languages. Kids with preference for the arts have a greater chance of finding employment in the future. Participating in the arts is essential for child development; encouraging children to express themselves in constructive ways could help to form healthy emotional responses in later life.
Vital to human life, art is celebrated and used by nations across the world for various purposes. Life without art would be boring and dead still, for art is a part of what makes us human.
【小题1】As for art products, which would the author agree with?| A．Most people buy them for collection. |
| B．Their prices may climb up as time passes. |
| C．They differ from many other commercial products. |
| D．They have cultural values rather than commercial values. |
| A．be more responsible adults when they grow up |
| B．be more confident in exhibiting their learning skills |
| C．have more opportunities to do creative jobs in the future |
| D．have better learning performance and emotional development |
| A．Art products are more expensive. |
| B．The arts can make people feel lonelier. |
| C．Artistic activities can improve people’s health. |
| D．The arts can help people become more beautiful. |
| A．Art Is Beneficial for Patients | B．Art Wastes Time and Effort |
| C．Art Can Prevent Heart Disease | D．Art Is Important to Humankind |
