#19. SHARING (Reflection While Painting “Buon Appetito!”)
Painting—Sweethearts
Reflection: SHARING
Artistic creations are frequently private, but all the more interesting when shared. The individual who makes them is often just a transmitter for the collective consciousness. Whatever needs to be expressed, or seems to be going on in a particular environment, might appear in a painting. If and when we’re ready to see it, we do. Otherwise, the imagery might be enjoyed at face value. Also, there may be nothing beneath the surface that needs to be looked into more. Art is simple and art is complex, as are we. We see what we want to and ignore what we don’t. Or, we see more than we’re supposed to and make a fuss about what’s not important. Interpretation is everything and interpretation is nothing. Only the creator of a piece knows its real essence and intention. Or, maybe he or she doesn’t… Anything others say about a piece can be projection. Or, maybe they have insights that are objective. Having some distance from the work under review—not knowing every brush stroke that’s gone into it—can enable the viewer/critic to see something the artist might have missed (or not realize is there).
