Anarchism is founded on the respect for the individual. Anarchism nurtures the individual’s development whether it be physically, politically, spiritually, mentally, creatively…etc.  The true anarchist goes through life developing his/her idea of himself/herself and this search for identity manifests itself in many different forms.  The only way for the anarchist to discover his/her identity is to experience and distinguish his/her own individuality within the rest of society.  The quest for ultimate liberation and knowledge of self is what makes anarchy appealing.  The process by which the individual attains that liberation distinguishes the individual’s journey for liberation.  Many anarchists, therefore, mark their own journey by the artwork that reflects their own struggle for self which is why anarchy and art are undeniably intertwined.

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Anarchy (from Greek: ἀναρχία anarchía, “without ruler”) may refer to any of the following:

“Absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to the absence or inefficiency of the supreme power; political disorder.”[1]

“A theoretical social state in which there is no governing person or body of persons, but each individual has absolute liberty (without the implication of disorder).”[2]

“Absence or non-recognition of authority and order in any given sphere.”[3]

It should be noted that “ruler,” if used in the context of the third bullet point, has no explicit connection to the term “rules.” In an anarchy, as defined by the last bullet point, it is possible to have rules (laws), however, these must be agreed upon by the participants in the system, and not imposed from above, by a ruler (leader, authority). Some languages, such as Norwegian[4] have two separate words for the two meanings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy