Art has everything to do with the observer. A man may look at a pile of debris and see in it a work of art. No human emotions or ideas went into this project; and yet the observer receives them. Art is not merely about communication; for if it were so, every word or nod of our head in conversation might be thought of as art.
Art does involve communication; but more than that, it is about communication which is not simply functional but also, on some level, beautiful. Whether the communication is from a human artist, from the original Creator God, or merely from a reflective thought from oneself generated by what is experienced.
You may think that art is about expression, but even the artist who creates a private work which no other soul sees must admit that he or she is only happy with it when it communicates something back to him or her. If it doesn’t speak to you, then to you it is not art. Sometimes, people need help hearing it.
Like all communication, it may use any number of mediums: physical or non-physical. A beautiful thought in your head is just as much a work of art to you before you share it. Sharing such thoughts with others – communicating these beautiful thoughts – is the work of an artist.
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