One of the things visual art offers is so fundamental, and so obvious, that it is often overlooked in discussion of the topic: it teaches us love of sight. A determined painter may spend years on twin studies - externally, the study of how some subject looks - and internally, the study of how the painter him- or herself sees that subject. When this study reaches fruition, the painter achieves a profound insight into seeing and what is seen. If the painter has developed commensurate skills of rep...
One of the things visual art offers is so fundamental, and so obvious, that it is often overlooked in discussion of the topic: it teaches us love of sight. A determined painter may spend years on twin studies - externally, the study of how some subject looks - and internally, the study of how the painter him- or herself sees that subject. When this study reaches fruition, the painter achieves a profound insight into seeing and what is seen. If the painter has developed commensurate skills of rep...
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