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August 03, 2005

Resonance

There is no point whatsoever in painting anything, abstract or figurative, creating anything conceptual or concrete, unless it has some resonance. Unless it communicates something to other people and somehow triggers an emotion.

Some of today’s more sensational artists tend to go for just that, an easy emotional trigger: shock or horror. It’s harder to go for deeper emotions, but important to try nonetheless. Though it is a shame that the media always picks up on the cheap, dirty, trick; and has no time to dwell on work with a deeper, more satisfying, resonance.

Posted by john at August 3, 2005 09:49 AM

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