Art is an experience, not an object.
Interpretation
Art is about the feelings and experiences it evokes rather than the physical object itself.
This quote emphasizes that the essence of art lies in the emotional and personal experiences it creates for individuals, rather than focusing solely on the material aspects or the object itself. It suggests that art transcends mere objects and resides in the interaction and connection between the observer and the work, highlighting the subjective nature of artistic appreciation.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of emotional engagement in art therapy.
A main part of the struggle of art has been to make an art that is direct, simple, humane, unconnected with powers that be in their essence... To the degree that it is connected with the bourgeoisie via the marketplace and so on is not necessarily an artist's problem.
To end up with a canvas that is no less beautiful than the empty canvas is to begin with.
It's not that the creative act and the critical act are simultaneous. It's more like you blurt something out and then analyze it.
Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.
Some artists I know, they would rather not see the audience or envision them. But for me, I'd rather see them. I feel like part of the reason I perform is to feel that connection. It's the reason I love it so much.
Getting a book published made me feel a little bit sad... I felt driven by the need to write a book, rather than the need to write. I needed to figure out what was important to me as a writer.
People ask me: βWhat is punk? How do you define punk?' Here's how I define punk: It's a free space. It could be called jazz. It could be called hip-hop. It could be called blues, or rock, or beat. It could be called techno. It's just a new idea. For me, it was punk rock. That was my entrance to this idea of the new ideas being able to be presented in an environment that wasn't being dictated by a profit motive.
Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
By close-ups of the things around us, by focusing on hidden details of familiar objects, by exploring commonplace milieus under the ingenious guidance of the camera, the film, on the one hand, extends our comprehension of the necessities which rule our lives; on the other hand, it manages to assure us of an immense and unexpected field of action.
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