He mentions eras involving the 18th century which is what caught my attention. If you were to ask someone from the 1750's to the 1930's what the meaning of poetry, art or music was, they would simply say 'beauty'.
Beauty was such a valuable aspect for people back in those eras. It was seen to be just as important as the truth and goodness in people. Beauty became less important after the 19th century. Art was aimed to disturb the audience, at whatever moral costs it takes. Roger Scruton believes that if we were to lose beauty, it would be losing the meaning of life. He feels things are becoming progressively ugly in terms of art, poetry, music, and even architecture. He feels beauty has lost its way and needs to be restored to its traditional position of creating something beautiful out of something even if the story behind it is pain and ugliness.
The documentary mentions a painting created in 1827, by a man named Eugene Delacroix. It is the artists way of showing the bed in all its sort and disorder. It is in some way an emotional blessing of his own chaos. From this painting, I personally feel distress and relief all in one due to the tonality of the painting. The screwed up bed sheets showing some type of cry for help. On the other hand, the lightness of the sheets gives a positive vibe.
Traditionally, art always had a meaning and idea about it. Now, art has become ugly as Scruton mentions. Some 'artists' have portrayed art to be whatever you want it to be, but has lost its meaning and way of people to release their emotions through music, paintings, or poetry.
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