WHAT ART IS
When an artist creates a painting it is not to make a picture; (a picture is just the final result) the purpose is to create a feeling or mood. Usually more than an ordinary moment in life, usually stirring some kind of emotion that the artist feels and hopefully the viewer will feel. This is the purpose and beauty of Art, all forms of Art.
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Because we are all different we see different things and feed different things. But the key word is feel, the emotion, the ability to represent, that is the art. There is no greater happiness than to be clear sighted and to know this miracle when it happens. This makes for great art. It explains the differences in impressions we receive from art works of different artists. It can be seen in everything around us, even the ugliness.
To be an artist is to live and feel and then to express. To see things in everyday life that you usually don't see. This is important for all of us to do as much as possible everyday of our lives. Perhaps mental inactivity is the most fatiguing thing in the world. That is why it is a common thing for a businessman to die soon after he retires. This is if they do not take up some new and stimulating enterprise. This may be the reason why so many artists have lived to such an old age. (See statistical analysis)
With each work of art that he creates, the artist gains a greater feeling of life and understanding of himself, which will effect his mind forever. It is believed that these feelings represent moments of the purest freedom of the spirit. Once an artist creates an image which truly represents that emotional state of mind, the work becomes precious to him.
