i respect people who adore art and the artist who did that art. yet i am also torn about this. it makes me cringe that some people go as far as defending any flaw an artist has in character and action, just because of the seemingly beauty of his art.
there is a reason for these thoughts about art. because, the secret of art is, it is a lie. but it is also the truth.
the secret is, that, when you see a painting, and you see beauty in it, deep, sweet, overwhelming beauty, that sweeps over you - it is not the art. it is not the artist. the beauty is not really there. the beauty you see - is in you. it was in you all the time. it is because of your own beauty that you can feel beauty in art.
this is why a dozen people can stand around a painting and feel nothing at all while one person is driven to tears by the art.
within yourself is all the beauty, ideas, concepts, thoughts that you can "find" in art.
art is just a reflection of yourself, and, in best cases, of your own beauty.
it is the beauty that is in you that art helps to get you in contact with. the artist, basically, does nothing. well, he does one thing. he helps you to find yourself, to find your own beauty.
this, is the secret of art.
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