The choice of colors, the chaotic lines and the idea at a glance are intended to "push the experience of the artist” on the public and when he actually succeeds, Tolstoy defines this as “art” (108). He makes the argument that the true purpose of art goes beyond creating “pleasure” (43). Connecting his views to his religion, he believes that “the purpose of true and good art” is to “rid us of the pernicious results of harmful art” (174). He sets out his main definition of art, stating that the activity of at is "to evoke in oneself a feeling that one has once experienced, and after having evoked it in oneself, then, by means of movements, lines, colors, sounds or shapes expressed. in divorces, to convey this feeling that others can experience the same feeling”, not everyone does it through “external signs” (50). The entire purpose of this text is to try to understand the purpose and functionality of art. What is art for? What is art for and how is it proven? With such an abstract idea, Tolstoy manages to give a concrete idea of ​​what art is and from there a solid distinctive format can be formed to discern what "good" art actually is, instead of base it solely on the execution of realism. He does this in a format that can seem like he's listing the requirements for a composition to be considered art. As long as all requirements or qualifications are met,