“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.” –Plutarch Well, this one line seems to have summed up the gist of this little essay and then some. 🙂 What I like most about this quote is how it embodies one simple truth — sometimes less is more and it is sometimes the simplest of things that holds the greatest treasure. For example, ever heard of the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words?” Well, I’d have to agree, because from my own experiences I know that art (in all its many forms) often speaks louder and more clearly than any words ever can. It speaks to the heart and gets to the heart of the matter in its own unique way. In fact, it never ceases to amaze me how we can all look at the same piece of art and then walk away from it with our own unique interpretations and perceptions — I guess in a way you could say that art brings out the uniqueness of each one of us and, in turn, helps us to appreciate the unique masterpieces that each artist creates.
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