Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.
Art is great. At its best, it engages the intellect and challenges the spirit; it connects us across history and reminds us of our humanity.
Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive - in the past, that was mixed up with other illustrative duties, but that was still its central function that has been liberated in the art called modern.
Art is about expressing the true nature of the human spirit in whatever way one wishes to express it. If it is honest, it is beautiful. If it is not honest, it is obvious.
Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about.
Art is the production of objects for consumption, to be used and discarded while waiting for a new world in which man will have succeeded in freeing himself of everything, even of his own consciousness.
Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain.
Art is about the messy and marvelous business of coming to your senses - and also, to the senses of the world.
Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.
Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.
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