Arty poem this will be, full of paint and turpentine Who is first to show us why we need art in our lives? Amos painted falling women Some were dancing, some were swimming Knight depicted Diva grand Wearing crown of stars abound Shapes and shadows, black and white Kara Walker’s paint invites Blayton painted lands of dreams Abstract forms and shapely streams Yiadom-Boyake likes her greens Background, jumpers look like trees Quilt of flowers of the sun Ringgold painted with much fun Girl with shoes that glow like flame Sits among Williamson’s paint Booker’s sculptures look like snakes Made of tyres, saved from waste Bisa Butler’s techno colours Energetic have the powers Planks and rotors, falling, spinning Pusey's of mechanisms dreaming Hair is quite an inspiration Lorna Simpson’s favourite subject Then there’s very many others Waiting for you to discover Beauty of their composition Tints and hues, from black to crimson Have you ever wondered why we need art in our lives? What we gain by seeing beauty: portraits, landscapes, something kooky? Such a question is for you You may answer with a view You may answer as you please Art awaits any of these!