Understanding Art.

Goldfinch60



Each artist has their own way,

Their own way of forming patterns.

They may be portraits,

They may be of scenes of Nature,

They may be abstract.

So many type of art

But what the artist is doing

Is not creating what they see,

But creating something

That others may see.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 5th, 2023 02:10
  • Comment from author about the poem: I love all types of art and there is one painting in the Ashmolean Museum, "A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids", that I have stood in front of for hours and each time I see it I see something different.
  • Category: Reflection
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  • orchidee

    Good write Gold. Did you and I flee from any Druids in person?!
    I could sing to them - scare them off. lol.

  • arqios

    And each with its intrinsic value shines through when we open ourselves to the new, the different, and even the strange.

    • Goldfinch60

      So very true CB, we must open ourselves to see.

      Andy

    • Doggerel Dave

      Hi Andy. Can't say that images via the internet do much for many paintings, but I can relate to your ‘obsession’ with a particular work of art. For me, it is ‘The Feast in the House of Levi’ by Paolo Veronese which I have seen in real time even though it resides in Venice.
      Has an interesting history too. Best I can do is offer you a Wikipedia reference:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feast_in_the_House_of_Levi#Subject

      • Goldfinch60

        Thank you for that Dave, looking at artworks in reality gives such a deep feeling to me. My daughter is an artist and many years ago when we went to see her artwork in her degree show there was one artwork there (apart from hers) that I can still see, it was of a path up an alley leading to a corner and I still want to know what is around that corner!
        That painting by Veronese has so much in it that I believe I could stand in front of that for hours as well.

        Andy

      • Accidental Poet

        Might you be saying, "Art is in the eye of the beholder?" Either way, I'd say you're both an artist Andy. 👍

        • Goldfinch60

          Yes I probably am AP, thank you.

          Andy



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