In the past, art was admired and revered from afar. Today, there is more of an interactive relationship between the art and the person who admires it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
A lot of people are intimated by art, but it's something to be revered beyond criticism.
Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.
The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.
I am always rethinking how art is perceived and received, questioning our relationship to art. That's always been a constant.
We are concerned with the relationship between art and life. Contemporary art is only intelligible in terms of its relationship to our life.
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 must unquestionably have a social value; that is, as a potential means of communication it must be addressed, and in comprehensible terms, to the understanding of mankind.
The best thing about art is that it is the one luxury in life that can be enjoyed by everyone. And it lasts forever.
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