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Do you agree with the claim "Art reveals values"? The Encarta dictionary defines values as "the accepted principles or standards of an individual or a group". When I think about what the word "value" means to me, I think of morals and the amount of worth people assign to objects. After much consideration, I believe that art does reveal values. Art is a means of expression, where an individual can show others how he feels …

…The artist can draw from history, families, personal problems, and attitudes and express to others his emotions toward these things. Although all people have different tastes, all people can feel emotions (even though a wide range of emotion may be felt) when examining a good piece of art. "The success of a work of art depends on its ability to interpret human experience at a level of complexity that warrants examination and reexamination over time".