Art can be...

Art can be cathartic, therapeutic, political, psychological, religious, rebellious, sublime, repenting, revolting, joyous, peaceful, violent, sensual, sexual, ethereal, loud, quiet, hard, soft, simple, understated, complex, inviting, repulsive, symbolic, codified, universal, vigorous, rhythmical, sensitive, foretelling, foreboding, wishful, desirous, covetous, dark, bright, colorful, somber, drunken, sober, stark, luscious, critical, probing, prayerful, gracious, gratifying, self-grandizing, self-effacing. It can be and it is.