“Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible” -Paul Klee
I really enjoyed this quote because of the repetition of visible. Art and beauty is something that is individually perceived. The best art is something that is eccentric and not very common. People use art to express not just pictures but emotions at hand. You don’t just want to make people see what you mean but to also feel what you created. Art is something that can be ugly to one person but be beautiful to other people. The photo I picked is what people believe the symbol of beauty is. Having a simple symmetric face is what makes people beautiful but just like art beauty is something you have to feel not see.
” No one has mastery before he is at the end of his art and his life.” -Michelangelo
I loved this quote because I always was a believer that people only care about you or appreciate you after you are dead and gone. When you work at your best and become the best you can be it is almost like you run out of time. Talent is something that is undeniable but can also be developed into something very beautiful. I believe there is life after death. An artist lives beyond their art and becoming a master in your field means dedicating your life to your craft. Artist are perfect examples of this and it shows. The universal appreciation that people have for art makes it immortal.
“For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded us in daily life.” – Lawrence Durrel
The daily life of an artist has got to be hard. Any form of art is something that you can excel in and be educated in but it is not something that people take seriously. When kids are young they might want to be famous artists or designers or even dancers but because unless you become very successful at what you do, you will not make any money for it. The term starving artists can be very real for some people. To be a professional at doing art you have to be dedicated to it because it is not something you go into just for the hell of it. You go into it because it is something you are passionate about.
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