"My opinion is that the best thing would be to work on till art lovers feel drawn toward it of their own accord, instead of having to praise or to explain it."
~Vincent van Gogh
I was looking through some stuff tonight, and I found this interesting. If one of the most famous artists throughout history can say this it makes me wonder why we can't just appreciate something for what it is sometimes, a feeling, a moment, or just something something beautiful or intriguing. Now don't get me wrong I often find that when we have analyzed a peice of art in previous classes, it has been an eye-opener and a great learning experience, but as always people can take things too far. I think that sometimes when people sit and overanalyze a peice of art or debate over its meaning for hours, it just ruins what the artist had intended it to be and you wonder if the artist was there or if he would have just simply said give it a rest already. . .
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