"I feel no connection with artwork that has little sense of the individual who created it. A work may be highly accomplished technically, but if what you see has only a realistic, photographic likeness of the subject, it is a relatively cold fish to me. On the other hand, it can be highly accomplished technically, seem almost photographic, and yet still make such a rich individual statement that you will always remember the work and the feelings it evokes.
Then again, you can have a passionate, seemingly shorthand statement of a subject that evokes great feeling.
What the artist is able to convey of his unique perceptions and sensibilities is what is important to us.
I once asked a very wise and creative person how an artist knows when a work is finished, and he said, " When he has realized his intent."
Then again, you can have a passionate, seemingly shorthand statement of a subject that evokes great feeling.
What the artist is able to convey of his unique perceptions and sensibilities is what is important to us.
I once asked a very wise and creative person how an artist knows when a work is finished, and he said, " When he has realized his intent."