We as artists, if thats what we call ourselves, have the power to show others what they would not otherwise have seen. Pablo Picasso claimed that in his art he had always aimed to fight like a revolutionary. Art, he said, was not so much something to prettify the home as a weapon in a political struggle. That is one way it can be used. No doubt the weaponry is only as powerful as its user. The user therefore would have to have the ability to portray what is unseen in a visible and persuasive manner and to have a place to showcase the work to many people. Creativity through flash animation is another way to use this power. Does the animator feel a bit like God, making his or her creations move, deciding what they do, their appearance, etc etc? Deciding who dies, when and how.
Why do we want to make other people laugh with silly drawings? Why do we bother at all? Is there not enough other things to get on with in our lives? We enjoy doing it is one answer... But is there another reason hidden inside us that nobody has found? Will it take an Artist to point this out to us, what is unseen to ourselves about ourselves? How would they know? How do they come up with original thoughts that stand strong and powerful and persuasive....thoughts that break into NewGrounds?