Beautiful, yes. I was about to leave a comment myself expressing a similar sentiment. Art is truth; it is the way Creation wishes to express itself. It is the language of the soul. This is why art is so deeply connecting, and why it reveals the truth, if we are willing to see it.
My definition of art? It's intentionally vague. It's a paraphrase of Georgia O'Keefe's paraphrase of Arther Dow's definition of art. Here goes:
" 'Art' is filling a space in a beautiful way". So that could apply to painting, dance, music, sculpture, photography, architecture, you name it. Hope that helps.
I love this. I saw a post on substack where a writer shared that they choose to print a number of substack posts out in the morning and read them by hand, and this is one of the ones I chose to print out and put in a binder. I will be printing out some of your others to read, cherish, highlight and study. Your substack is one that I return to time and time again, always in awe. I am elated for your upcoming book.
haha, so ironic. We who write certainly have fragile egos. I’m in total AWE of YOUR writing.
I’m letting the book sit until early January (which we be about two months since the draft was finished) then I will reread and decide next steps. If I feel it’s ready at that point, I’d be honored to get you a copy and would be open to any feedback. I’d only be able to provide an electronic copy at this point. Let’s see how I feel about it in January.
I truly appreciate what you have written. I found myself drifting into my mind's eye as I read this. I'm currently stuck between creating my own visions as opposed to works that fit the criteria of the 'assignments' of my gallerie's and show's expectations. I'm bucking their expectations in order to express my own visions, but there's that underlying concern that what I'm giving them is not going to meet their market. It's a conundrum because I'm in a stage of life where I have to be me, truly authentic to my vision, yet overcome that push to sell. Thank you for your thoughts because they are giving me permission to continue my own journey to push for Resonance.
Art is what puts us in a different realm from other life forms. I know that some animals can create tools and other useful objects. But can they create something that expresses their internal life? I think that art is the essence of expression. And it doesn't have to be beautiful. Art can express ugliness and a whole array of negative emotions. It's the act of affecting other people's emotions by using color, movement, words, shapes, and other things that express a thought or feeling. But above all, art is kind of like God... it's impossible to grasp or define.
Art is God's Word to the world.
Beautiful, yes. I was about to leave a comment myself expressing a similar sentiment. Art is truth; it is the way Creation wishes to express itself. It is the language of the soul. This is why art is so deeply connecting, and why it reveals the truth, if we are willing to see it.
My definition of art? It's intentionally vague. It's a paraphrase of Georgia O'Keefe's paraphrase of Arther Dow's definition of art. Here goes:
" 'Art' is filling a space in a beautiful way". So that could apply to painting, dance, music, sculpture, photography, architecture, you name it. Hope that helps.
The privilege of the Artist is to reveal the place only they can know
I love this. I saw a post on substack where a writer shared that they choose to print a number of substack posts out in the morning and read them by hand, and this is one of the ones I chose to print out and put in a binder. I will be printing out some of your others to read, cherish, highlight and study. Your substack is one that I return to time and time again, always in awe. I am elated for your upcoming book.
haha, so ironic. We who write certainly have fragile egos. I’m in total AWE of YOUR writing.
I’m letting the book sit until early January (which we be about two months since the draft was finished) then I will reread and decide next steps. If I feel it’s ready at that point, I’d be honored to get you a copy and would be open to any feedback. I’d only be able to provide an electronic copy at this point. Let’s see how I feel about it in January.
Oh thats so kind! I will certainly be overjoyed to read it!
I truly appreciate what you have written. I found myself drifting into my mind's eye as I read this. I'm currently stuck between creating my own visions as opposed to works that fit the criteria of the 'assignments' of my gallerie's and show's expectations. I'm bucking their expectations in order to express my own visions, but there's that underlying concern that what I'm giving them is not going to meet their market. It's a conundrum because I'm in a stage of life where I have to be me, truly authentic to my vision, yet overcome that push to sell. Thank you for your thoughts because they are giving me permission to continue my own journey to push for Resonance.
Art is what puts us in a different realm from other life forms. I know that some animals can create tools and other useful objects. But can they create something that expresses their internal life? I think that art is the essence of expression. And it doesn't have to be beautiful. Art can express ugliness and a whole array of negative emotions. It's the act of affecting other people's emotions by using color, movement, words, shapes, and other things that express a thought or feeling. But above all, art is kind of like God... it's impossible to grasp or define.