With all this talk about art, I repeatedly search for visual art by means of paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc.. but while I sit here and think, I wonder: why shouldn't written art count?
Books and paintings have a likeness about them. By reading a book you as the reader have a liberty to imagine the described plot and scenes in any way you like, no two perspectives will be exactly the same. The author gives you the artistic privilege to take his words and statements and interpret them in your own way. But paintings are the exact opposite of this. With paintings, you as the viewer have the liberty to conjure up your own story, your own ideas for what made the image come to life. No one could ever think of the same story. The artist behind the work, just as an author of a book, leaves the viewer to interpret his or her work in whichever way most appeals to them.
Neat.
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