Pablo Picasso once wrote “painting is not done to decorate apartments; it is an instrument of war.” Regardless of whether a war scene is the subject of the painting, explain whether you believe that...

Pablo Picasso once wrote “painting is not done to decorate apartments; it is an instrument of war.” Regardless of whether a war scene is the subject of the painting, explain whether you believe that art has the power to influence thought and action – what people think and what people do.