The purpose of art is to reveal a story; it does this by appealing to emotions that people can connect to. As Mancini claims, “The chief function of art is to awaken our awareness of and desire for that which is transcendent… Art deals with themes, with feeling, with beauty- things far deeper than politics”(Mancini). In other words, art creates emotions by appealing to the senses; it goes beyond the normal physical human experience. In his Ted Talk Titus Kaphar demonstrates just how well art can bring out emotions and tell a story, especially a political story. Kaphar himself states that “All this art history that I had been absorbing helped me to realize that painting is a language” (Kaphar 7:20). This means that art is a medium for storytelling. Whether it is a book, painting, poem, or song, it appeals to the senses and evokes emotions about a specific topic or theme. This also shows that art is subjective to the person and the story they are trying to tell. For example, one of my favorite songs is _ by _ because it makes me feel happy and lighthearted, and it is not politically based at all. Although art does not have to be used in a political sense, Kaphar demonstrates how it can be used as a medium for change, not by erasing past history but by using art to tell the story of now. An example of this is a song I listen to called _ by _, which is politically based and brings on strong emotions towards racial discrimination. Whether the artist is trying to provoke change or not, art creates a story that people can relate to on an emotional basis.