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education/humanities/Introduction.md

@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ Purposes and functions of art include:
 - Spirituality and Religion
 	- All of the world's major religions have used art to inspire and instruct the faithful
 - Personal and cultural expression
+- Social and political ends
+	  - Artists have criticized or influenced values or public opinion
+	  - Often it is clear and direct
+	  - Other times, however, it is less obvious
+		  - Monarchs who commissioned projects to symbolize their strength and power
+Generally, art can be broken down into two parts, *form*, and *content*. 
+- Form relates to the "formal" aspects of art, composition or medium.
+- Content relates to the subject. What's being portrayed, how are they portraying it?
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