What is art for?

In Ch. 27 of the text Humanistic Tradition Volume 2,, we meet the romantics, artists set apart from society and reflective of personal creativity and self- expression. In Ch. 30, we meet the realists, those artists who argue that art should be reflective of real life and the “unidealized assessment of everyday life” (Fiero, 279). Post a response in" rel="nofollow">in 275-375 words to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions, providin" rel="nofollow">ing specific examples to support your answers: What role do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink artists should play in" rel="nofollow">in society? Is this role different today from the roles played in" rel="nofollow">in the 19th century? If so, how?