--Constantin Brâncuşi
That is the soul of creativity.
--Ai Wei Wei
We are all influenced by other artists. Art brings about art.
--Lee Krasner
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As I complete another year of blogging about art, I want to thank all the readers who have been accompanying me in my exploration of the heART of it. I enjoy reading and being stimulated by your comments. While I have many more photos from my travels as well as visits to exhibits, not to mention books to draw from, I'm going to end 2015 without a discussion. Instead, as we move into 2016, I offer a series of quotes to reflect on. May they inspire all of us to continue evolving in our creativity, however that manifests in our lives. I look forward to hearing from you in the new year. The purpose of art is not to present something that's beautiful, but it is to force us to see the world in a new way, in a way we haven't yet done. --Stephen Batchelor Art is both love and friendship and understanding: the desire to give. It is not charity, which is the giving of things. It is more than kindness, which is the giving of the self. It is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit. It is the recreation on another plane of the realities of the world; the tragic and wonderful realities of earth and men, and of all the interrelations of these. --Ansel Adams Human beings want something beautiful to live with. That is not a shallow desire. It affects our well-being...We have the feeling that the world doesn't need artists because art doesn't meet our basic needs to survive. But that's not true...Even the most primitive cultures have decorative art. They always needed to...aestheticize and exteriorize their thoughts and feelings. --Beatriz Milhazes Simplicity stands at the end, not at the beginning of a work. If education can lead us to elementary seeing, away from too much and too complex information, to the quietness of vision, and discipline of forming, it again may prepare us for the task ahead, working for today and tomorrow. --Anni Albers Works of art are mirrors in which each person sees his own likeness. --Constantin Brâncuşi The duty of the artist is to protect freedom of speech. That is the soul of creativity. --Ai Wei Wei We are all influenced by other artists. Art brings about art. --Lee Krasner And here's some delight sound art in the woods in Japan:
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6 Comments
12/30/2015 08:28:43 am
What a LOVELY reflective repose-- stopping at your blog this morning, Mirka. Thank you for all your gifts.
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12/30/2015 02:34:38 pm
Thank you Mirka. You offer so much to feed my soul as well as stir my imagination. I always feel lighter, more hopeful, gladder and more appreciative after visiting your site.
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Sally Thomas
1/3/2016 01:11:38 pm
I loved the interesting photos and the comments below. Your insightful groupings always offer me something to ponder and carry in my heart. I have loved Ansel Adams' work for so long but only now realized that I had never read any of his comments, and I SO enjoyed the quote from him. What a great way to begin a new year -- I thank you for that.
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Mirka KnasterI am a fiber/mixed-media artist with a decades-long career as a writer. Working with textiles and handmade paper from around the world and exploring the heart of art evoke my joy daily. *Blog continues on my website. Click link below for my recent posts.
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