Emotions Stemmed From Art

Question:

How are emotions raised by a work of art different from typical human emotions? (For example is a
"sad photograph" different from another experience of sadness? If so, how?)

    I think emotions that come from a work of art trigger something in us. I mean, yes we all have our own sadness, and joy, but when we see something in a piece of art, it has a different feeling. You see the object in the image, you may feel pity for them, or extreme sadness, because you can relate it to something in your own life, or you imagine going through it yourself. For example, a sad photograph, like the children laying dead, is such a horrific thing. I think just talking about a child dying is horrible, but when you look at it and see it, its sickening. Especially when its a murderous action. It brings sadness and anger. When I saw pictures of the kids from the shooting at the elementary school, where the guy killed all those innocent kids and some teachers, I lost it. I was afraid to go to school for months after that, and I was so sad for those kids and those families. You see the mother seeing her daughter come out to her, and she's just sobbing because so much could have happened and they got lucky. I think of my younger sisters when I think of that. It makes me so sad and disturbed, when things like that happen, but the photographs just make it 10 times more extreme. They add to the feelings you possess, and make you feel more for the actual real people, or animals, or location involved in the tragedies. It's the same with a happy photo. Sometimes you see an image and it's just so cheerful that it can make you sad. Photos have such extreme power, to add to emotion, or make clear what you really feel about a situation.