Chat 56: The Artist's Use of Pain, Artistic Creation or Exploitation of a Human Condition?

The arts in all their forms play a role in our lives, and artists are appreciated by society due to their ability to portray pain. Thus, in Chat 56, we question the ethics of using human suffering in art. The following points will be discussed: 1. Name, along with a preferred artistic field: painting, dance, singing, directing.. 2. Does artistic quality require ethical refinement? 3. Does ethics restrict artistic work or give it meaning? 4. The artist's use of human pain as aesthetic material for creation: artistic creativity or exploitation of a human condition? 5. Can art be considered a means for moral reform? Or is art ethically neutral? 6. If an artwork surprises the audience, is it an ethical violation or an intellectual necessity? Meeting: English Literature Department Third floor 8-9:30