I can understand where you are coming from more than I can say.
I spent much of my youth sitting in Galleries trying to absorb all the detail of renaissance and romantic paintings; then got mesmerized by the expressionists and the surrealists.
but I never thought that I have to understand them, or god forbid, even verbalize that understanding. At some point I got into a debate with a prominent Hungarian painter that was printed in an émigré magazine in Paris. maybe I should translate and post it here on my Substack
Well, that’ll be a new addition to my to-read list. Thanks for sharing!
That said, I feel that the appeal of the visual arts is precisely in their ability to transcend the limitations of human language and thus convey more profound, unspoken meanings. Paintings are mute, mystical, unforthcoming and confounding, much like dreams or nature.
I can understand where you are coming from more than I can say.
I spent much of my youth sitting in Galleries trying to absorb all the detail of renaissance and romantic paintings; then got mesmerized by the expressionists and the surrealists.
but I never thought that I have to understand them, or god forbid, even verbalize that understanding. At some point I got into a debate with a prominent Hungarian painter that was printed in an émigré magazine in Paris. maybe I should translate and post it here on my Substack
I really enjoyed this article. I particularly liked ‘Art does not have to be a puzzle. It can be understood by non-specialists like myself’
I really enjoyed this post. Thank you! :)
Thank you, this is so interesting. I am going to have to look for the book.
Thank you, this is so interesting. I am going to have to look for the book.
Well, that’ll be a new addition to my to-read list. Thanks for sharing!
That said, I feel that the appeal of the visual arts is precisely in their ability to transcend the limitations of human language and thus convey more profound, unspoken meanings. Paintings are mute, mystical, unforthcoming and confounding, much like dreams or nature.
Just paint^^