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Arts and Ethics

Should Art and Ethics be related?  Does art needs to be morally good to be a good art? Since art is subjective and faith can affect perception, ethics and art are related to an extent. It depends on the individual belief of the person. They are related for people who believe that morally good art is a good art. Relatively, ethics and art aren't related for those who believe that morality doesn't define "good art". The one that has the right to judge is the audience. The artists can do what ever they want, but a good art for them isn't always a good art for the audience. Thus, a good art is defined by the majority of people.

Good Art

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In my opinion, all arts are good arts, so I couldn't really choose a "good art". However this time, I have found two arts that are specially "good arts" for me. The first one is the painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. This painting is a good art because it can contain historical context and it acquire some mathematics. For example, this painting of a woman represents the standards of a "beautiful woman". Also, there is a golden ratio in this painting, which makes the painting looks beautiful to human's eyes. There are more things can be read from this painting and there are even books just about this painting.  The second one is a music called Erlkönig by Franz Schubert. Erlkönig was originally a poem written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, which depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being.  Click to listen on YouTube I personally think that the music version was better than the original poem because of