Comments on: What Is Art? http://robertjsimone.com/art-instruction/wisdom-from-dead-people/what-is-art Online Gallery and Personal Blog of Florida's Gulf Coast Artist Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:20:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Robert J. Simone http://robertjsimone.com/art-instruction/wisdom-from-dead-people/what-is-art/comment-page-1#comment-195 Robert J. Simone Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:34:42 +0000 http://robertjsimone.com/?p=451#comment-195 Kathryn, those are profound images that indeed provoke emotion. They artfully question long standing standards and morays. I thought immediately of another artist: http://www.danielsprick.com. Not the same subject matter but the same questioning edge. Thank you! Kathryn, those are profound images that indeed provoke emotion. They artfully question long standing standards and morays. I thought immediately of another artist: http://www.danielsprick.com.
Not the same subject matter but the same questioning edge. Thank you!

]]> By: Kathryn Clark http://robertjsimone.com/art-instruction/wisdom-from-dead-people/what-is-art/comment-page-1#comment-194 Kathryn Clark Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:07:44 +0000 http://robertjsimone.com/?p=451#comment-194 I just returned from DC and saw the Portrait Competition at the National Gallery. There was a very intriging painting by Margaret Bowland, and I want to encourage you and your readers to go to www.margaretbowland.com, look at her paintings and read her artist statement. Her paintings are emotional and complex and amazing! Some are beautiful and not easy to look at, all at the same time. I just returned from DC and saw the Portrait Competition at the National Gallery. There was a very intriging painting by Margaret Bowland, and I want to encourage you and your readers to go to http://www.margaretbowland.com, look at her paintings and read her artist statement. Her paintings are emotional and complex and amazing! Some are beautiful and not easy to look at, all at the same time.

]]> By: Don Silvestri http://robertjsimone.com/art-instruction/wisdom-from-dead-people/what-is-art/comment-page-1#comment-193 Don Silvestri Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:59:05 +0000 http://robertjsimone.com/?p=451#comment-193 Good article Robert! I don't think I have ever seen a list this complete with room to expand. I will keep it as a aid to assist me in choosing compositions and reviewing the progress and completion of my paintings. Happy Holidays! Good article Robert!
I don’t think I have ever seen a list this complete with room to expand.
I will keep it as a aid to assist me in choosing compositions and reviewing the progress and completion of my paintings.
Happy Holidays!

]]> By: Douglas Land http://robertjsimone.com/art-instruction/wisdom-from-dead-people/what-is-art/comment-page-1#comment-192 Douglas Land Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:29:38 +0000 http://robertjsimone.com/?p=451#comment-192 Hi Robert, I enjoyed reading your entry this week and may as well add a few thoughts. I am not so certain hard work and perseverance will lead to understanding and success. Some people can work for 20 years and build on each year. Others may keep repeating the first year for 20 years. Both may or may not succeed, individually and/or in the public opinion. From time to time I will see a display of an artist and I find myself saying, " well isn't that something, but is it art." Then I look and think and maybe sketch a bit and leave. Sometimes that is all, and other times I go back or think about it some more. I may ultimately feel it is not art, but the process of deciding that may indirectly confirm that it is art, just a type I can not respond or identify with at this time. Just as we can not see or hear all that exists, what is art may go beyond each of our abilities to comprehend. But we can all have our personal opinions. Well, time to go and create some art. Doug Hi Robert,

I enjoyed reading your entry this week and may as well add a few thoughts. I am not so certain hard work and perseverance will lead to understanding and success. Some people can work for 20 years and build on each year. Others may keep repeating the first year for 20 years. Both may or may not succeed, individually and/or in the public opinion. From time to time I will see a display of an artist and I find myself saying, ” well isn’t that something, but is it art.” Then I look and think and maybe sketch a bit and leave. Sometimes that is all, and other times I go back or think about it some more. I may ultimately feel it is not art, but the process of deciding that may indirectly confirm that it is art, just a type I can not respond or identify with at this time. Just as we can not see or hear all that exists, what is art may go beyond each of our abilities to comprehend. But we can all have our personal opinions. Well, time to go and create some art.

Doug

]]> By: Rich Gallego http://robertjsimone.com/art-instruction/wisdom-from-dead-people/what-is-art/comment-page-1#comment-191 Rich Gallego Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:56:17 +0000 http://robertjsimone.com/?p=451#comment-191 Good stuff, Robert. And Carlson is not a bad guy to refer, or for that matter, defer to. Good stuff, Robert. And Carlson is not a bad guy to refer, or for that matter, defer to.

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