So what was greek art about, lots of pagans cavorting was probably not the main thing. Greek art is about intelligence and it’s what you notice first. Here we have the embodiment of athletic grace and you say it was carved out of a large chunk of rock using hand tools? That’s so awesome. It’s almost unbelievable that a fellow human just like you or me could be that smart. It’s going to be most impressive to anyone who has worked with their hands and who has come to understand the natural world is not overly cooperative. Rocks just want to be rocks.
So in a museum you find yourself looking at some ancient greek carving pulled from a river bank. An artist might marvel at just a hand, bones and nerve under translucent flesh and the carver didn’t accidentally snap off a finger, didn’t gouge too deep and cover it up, anywhere. It’s an altogether perfect translation, an enduring example of genius, and any average person ought to be impressed as well. During the dark ages these evidences of ancient brilliance proved overbearing and intimidating, and much made in antiquity was deliberately destroyed. Still, it’s possible to sympathize with the frustration and resentment of people wearing animal hides while sheltering beneath corinthian columns.
Art still does that, speaks mind to mind, in fact that’s its job. Art conveys intelligence, self-regard, and a commitment beyond the siren song of more money since for the majority of committed artists there’s so little. Art’s actual message isn’t difficult to see once it’s on canvas. If ten artists were to paint the same thing, an apple, a bridge, or a landscape, you and anyone you know could pick the smart one, and it really would have nothing to do with the apple, the bridge, or the countryside. If they were all brilliant you’d still know which one appealed to you the most, art isn’t difficult. Non-objective art can be difficult, you could say it works overtime, but insider secret knowledge doesn’t always turn out to be profound and a busy person really can’t be bothered chasing it down. As for the trademarked modern masters, ‘seen one, seen them all’ is their business model and market strategy, who cares?
Using art as a tool for self-improvement and self-knowledge is infinitely more practical than planning to put the kids through college on the fortune you’ll make when you sell that ugly thing you feel obligated to hang, can’t wait to be rid of it. Instead spend the same money and invest in yourself and the person you’ll become, in the solace and comfort of the home you’ll come to live in, and buy some art from a talented painter living in your area. Meet them and buy direct, a memory that will remain with the painting forever. If you look at enough art you’ll soon recognize a bargain, so get in now and avoid the rush.
So in a museum you find yourself looking at some ancient greek carving pulled from a river bank. An artist might marvel at just a hand, bones and nerve under translucent flesh and the carver didn’t accidentally snap off a finger, didn’t gouge too deep and cover it up, anywhere. It’s an altogether perfect translation, an enduring example of genius, and any average person ought to be impressed as well. During the dark ages these evidences of ancient brilliance proved overbearing and intimidating, and much made in antiquity was deliberately destroyed. Still, it’s possible to sympathize with the frustration and resentment of people wearing animal hides while sheltering beneath corinthian columns.
Art still does that, speaks mind to mind, in fact that’s its job. Art conveys intelligence, self-regard, and a commitment beyond the siren song of more money since for the majority of committed artists there’s so little. Art’s actual message isn’t difficult to see once it’s on canvas. If ten artists were to paint the same thing, an apple, a bridge, or a landscape, you and anyone you know could pick the smart one, and it really would have nothing to do with the apple, the bridge, or the countryside. If they were all brilliant you’d still know which one appealed to you the most, art isn’t difficult. Non-objective art can be difficult, you could say it works overtime, but insider secret knowledge doesn’t always turn out to be profound and a busy person really can’t be bothered chasing it down. As for the trademarked modern masters, ‘seen one, seen them all’ is their business model and market strategy, who cares?
Using art as a tool for self-improvement and self-knowledge is infinitely more practical than planning to put the kids through college on the fortune you’ll make when you sell that ugly thing you feel obligated to hang, can’t wait to be rid of it. Instead spend the same money and invest in yourself and the person you’ll become, in the solace and comfort of the home you’ll come to live in, and buy some art from a talented painter living in your area. Meet them and buy direct, a memory that will remain with the painting forever. If you look at enough art you’ll soon recognize a bargain, so get in now and avoid the rush.
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