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“The whole ball of wax” written by Jerry Saltz he explains the ways that art has the ability to change the world through vision. Saltz expresses his idea that art has the ability to give us a perspective of the world around us. Though art cannot solve the world's current problems it has the capacity to act as a “bridge” to new visions.
An example of art that is thought to be a “bridge” to a new vision is the statue of liberty. Yes the statue of liberty is a piece of artwork, but it is more than that. When 1st generation immigrants came over from europe in the 19th and 20th century the first thing they saw was the statue of liberty and this piece of artwork gave them hope to come to America and prosper. This is an example of how artwork has the ability to “bridge” a new vision.

As I see it art has the grey area to be anything you want it to be. But when you solve a math problem it is right or wrong, that is why art has the ability to have many more and powerful meanings to it. Which makes art able to change the world in a unique way.

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