artists are restless souls who feel the overwhelming need to externalise their feelings , whether to follow or appease their emotional or intellectual turmoil . It could be a sophisticated theory or pure raw basic emotion , but it will be a message as strong as the artist can manage to convey . Whichever way , the purpose of art is for this message to come out in order to provoke something in you - to make you feel and think . And this is also the artist ’ s responsibility to society . society is dealing with the issue at stake . Assuming that we are all capable of thinking with our own head and our own heart , that is … but to teach that is the role of a parent , not of an artist . Isn ’ t it ?
Briefly explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of creating mosaic art pieces .
First : you have no free hand movement directly on the surface . But , if you love texture , you will get great satisfaction by feeling the material in your hand and by giving it a second purpose within your own creation .
Secondly , there is no way of directly achieving the colour you want , either : you hunt for it in the world around you and make do with what you have , having to recreate the shade by pairing and contrasting colours appropriately ( e . g . mixing red and yellow pieces to make orange , or add touches of green or purple to blue to make it more vibrant ). Knowledge of colour theories become paramount : complementarity , lightness , proportion , saturation , and this is such a fascinating exercise in practice : experiments are endless !
I believe that , if art were restrained by social and political duties , not only would it be devoided of its very meaning , but as a viewer I would undoubtedly feel violated and almost insulted : it would be the equivalent of burning books and deliberately depriving us of great stimula for some valuable moral , emotional , empathical , ethical and / or intellectual evolution . I believe that a socially unacceptable message would most likely be a provocation , and should be felt as an eyeopener : it will make us think about what is wrong either with the message , or with how
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They can be very expensive : noble ones such as gold , smalti , glass , millefiori have a price which reflects their rarity and complexity . But they are amazing , and a true reminder of our ingenuity : when I see smalti , my instinct would be to savour them , like candies , or to take a bite off that pizza . I find them irresistibly tempting - but I use them sparingly , as their production requires on top of prime materials , also some polluting elements . Natural materials such as wood , shells , rocks , and marble are a proof of how beautiful nature is , and the shades you get are infinite . Finally , rubbish : I always think twice before throwing anything away ; there is so much beauty in most of the things we discard each day , and SO much potential ! Crockery , glass , caps , the colors in plastic ,