The true purpose of art | Aurelia Shimkus | TEDxRiga

Have you thought about the true purpose of music and art in general? It is not to simplify and beautify everything. The goal of art is not to entertain us.

Aurelia Shimkus explains what makes art different from the music we listen to enjoy ourselves.

The young and highly talented pianist Aurelia Shimkus (Aurēlija Šimkus) was born in Riga, Latvia on November 2nd, 1997, started to learn the piano play when she was 4 years old in a little Latvian town called Tukums by teacher Jeļena Bērziņa. Currently, she is continuing studies at Emīls Dārziņš Music High School by her musical adviser Sergey Osokin.

Aurelia began to gain international recognition after winning the 3rd prize at the prestigious 11th Kissinger KlavierOlymp international piano competition in Bad Kissingen, Germany. Furthermore, she has recently been awarded with the scholarship of Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund and thus has performed with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Konzerthaus Dortmund on November 2014. Her debut SACD album Scherzo with the music of Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt was released on August 2013 on the German label ARS Produktion.

German magazine “Piano news” has given her a highest rating and says she is an outstanding pianist and a real treasure!

[der_melicious]

This quote at 5min 53 sec really stood out for me:

"We feel that we neither have time nor desire to delve into our souls.
We want to feel comfrtoable and just relax after a long working day.
We want to listen to enjoy ourselves.
We don't want music to bother or disturb us in anyway. but that NOT Art.
Because the goal of art is simply the opposite.
 It intends to focus on our inner awareness".
- Aurelia Shimkus

Truly amazing Tedtalk

[eternalflame]

This gave me goosebumps! I feel so grateful to those who openly express their belief that an eternal world exists simultaneously. Where does inspiration come from, anyway? Where do ideas come from? Art reminds us that the reality that is familiar to us is not all there is. Art is also our way back into remembering the truth that we are inherently creators. We have created everything around us and we continuously do so.

[vovkin]

Agree with you Erik. This is World today, no time for comments. I am sure, this wonderful massage gets to right people. Thank you Aurelia.

[lisengel]

The goal of Art is to show us a way to another World to experience catharsis - but that can be a challenge because what and how we experience is also encultured and coloured by habits - so the true goal is also to transform and deepen our ways of being present and aware - to experience deeply - to be open and open a resonance of heart-mind as deep awareness

[yuda]

It is always good to know that young artists of today care for such things as the true function of art. Good Ted Talk.

[keshav_p]

she was an art.. that spoke it soo perfectly!

[Erik]

Why doesn't this essential and hopeful message get more reactions??? Anyway, I will do everything to make it spread and heard :-). Thanks you so much for it, Aurelia!

[yuda]

The FUNCTIONAL role of Art in society is to reflect back to us our own image, art is nothing but a mirror. If we are shocked by what we see it is because we're shocked by our own reflection.

[cookiemonster]

Great speech and music!!!
Many blessings to her! <3 (-:

[remigroenendijk]

This is beyond beautiful! Well spoken Aurelia Shumkus!

[vadicktrick]

The true art helps us to feel and to see beyond our world

[TheJacKalPin]

I really liked both pieces although much more the last one.

Art (paint) and music are completely different kind of arts - one is visual and other is aural. Music is very important to me but the other one is something that I just cannot understand (and I would be grateful if somebody would explain to me) how some piece of painting can cost thousands or even millions.

[monikazimovaart]

I think the answer to why we don't like to listen to music such as the one she played at the begin is simple. It's chaotic. It doesn't have a structure. Our brain percieves harmony and mathematical structures as pleasant. When there is a mess of tones, melodies, tones that don't harmonize with each other, it doesn't actually create any significant observable pattern and therefore effect. It's just chaos. That's it. Nothing divine about it. If something should be divine, it should be highly organised and harmonic.

[carlos..delgado]

Does anyone know the name of the composer?

[godsolovedtheworld]

The meaning of life and the eternal has been clearly displayed and written in the Bible if people would just give heed to it. Yes we have a soul, but that soul needs salvation and any amount of art will not do that. "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul"

[hernanimken]

what's the name of the ending piece?

[danijelcecelja]

I can not understand the name of the composer

[Chilcutte]

Great intro...
But she reminds me of a math teacher who talked too much about Nothing and failed everyone on everything When her teaching was wishy washy and unpleasant.

She just liked having an audience...

The purpose of art is to invoke a reaction.

That can be to make a statement, convey a feeling, inspire or even scare ...

(So to share)

The popularity of Pop culture art is part of the power it has - the impact on us and the manipulations it has In is and how we do or see things is the Hidden Force on us.

The definition of Work i like is to Move* (Force + direction)

So i believe the purpose of art work* is to move people

Either to or away from something.

We frame pictures to drive focus
Position gaze of Portraits to direct the eyes of a viewer...

And so one

We also either bring them into reality or into an escape from it.

[dianaaronart]

Video is sensible and amazing but the nervousness in her voice or accent or something makes it difficult and uncomfortable...

[Daniel_Daigle]

Any one else here chopin in the introduction?