It's good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.
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That's what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.
Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.
When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process.
As an artist, it feels good that we've created something that is connecting with the audience, which is what we always strive to do.
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 goal of art-making in general is communication.
We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.
I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a different way of communication, to be able to express silently what someone - or something - is thinking or feeling.
Art, in the first place, has to connect with yourself.
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.
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