Rufus T. Firefly wrote:MurphOnMillerAve wrote:But, why?
You can apply that question to almost all art.
Excellent point.
And I do, exactly that. And it makes a great deal of difference, like the first time I made a pilgrimage to see Monet's "Water Lilies" at the MoMA. As soon as I walked into the room, I understood/felt why he put brush to canvas.
Murph
...or Michelangelo's
David" in Florence...
...or Bernini's Baldachin over the high altar in St. Peter's, Rome...
...or Rosetta windows in Gothic Cathedrals, like Notre Dame de Paris...
...or Munch's
The Scream, also at the MoMA.