Arts
THE
ISSUE
WHATEVER THE MEDIUM, BE IT PAINTING, SCULPTURE, POTTERY,
MUSIC, THE WRITTEN WORD, OR ANY ONE OF THE OTHER MANY FORMS OF
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THAT HUMANITY IS SO LUCKY TO HAVE,
ART ENRICHES OUR LIVES – AND OURSELVES – IN INFINITE WAYS.
It is also a way for people to express
themselves. As Oscar Wilde once said:
“Art is the most intense mode of
individualism that the world has
known.” And he was right. For the
artist, it is a way of putting a little of
themselves out into the world, and of
having something of themselves out
there that will – hopefully – last long
after they have gone.
And for the art enthusiast, the
collector, the one who finds
enjoyment in simply looking or
listening or feeling when it comes to
art, it’s a way for them to understand
that they are not alone. Other people
like the same things. Other people
understand the same things. Other
people feel the same way. So as
individual as art is, it is also a way for
us to come together in a shared
appreciation of what has been created
– from nothing, which is itself is a
kind of magic – just for us.
Where would we be without art in our
lives? We would be exactly where we
are now, only a little more lost, a little
more sad, and a little less human.
Long live art!
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