Art is a Solitary Daydream
Works of art are of an infinite solitude, and there is nothing that reaches them as inadequately as criticism. Only love can properly grasp them, maintain them, and treat them fairly, - Always agree with yourself and your feelings when dealing with an analysis, interpretations, or introduction of a work of art ; should you be wrong, the natural evolution of your interior life will slowly and gradually guide you to seeing things differently. - Rainer Maria Rilke
The Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke expressed the above sentiment regarding interactions with art in his "Letters to a Young Poet”. Through his conversations with the poet Franz Xaver Kappus, he passionately encourages the importance of nurturing solitude to explore one's innermost self.
Confronting oneself through a work of art involves deliberately focusing on the experience itself, appreciating and valuing the flood of emotions that arise within. In our daily lives, we often direct our consciousness towards the outside world. With our attention occupied by the fast-changing external environment, it can be difficult to hear the stirrings within ourselves.
When looking at a work of art, we should indulge in the richness of the experience and feel the chemistry between the work and ourselves, rather than merely trying to understand it as information. We should admit and relish our reactions, fragmented sensations, thoughts. We should continue to feel and question them without immediately analyzing them.
The search for oneself through art is a purely solitary experience.
In this absoluteness, there is no right answer and no end.
To keep asking unbounded questions. To love the absurd, the inexplicable, and the beauty within ourselves as individuals.
As Rilke wrote, I believe art gifts us with this opportunity of solitude.
To see and to trust our instincts.
In a world that has become almost too sterile for opinion, we aim to add a little spice to help us truly reflect and embrace our diversity. When it comes to contemporary art, many people may have the impression that it is difficult to understand and hard to approach.
It may seem like a dim forest, with no clear idea of what to look at or where to go, which may make you feel intimidated. However, once you realize that you have your own "light" of sensibility, and you start paying attention to what you feel and think, you will no longer be afraid or confused. That's because the dim forest is actually yourself, reflected through the artwork. Once you become aware of your own sensibility, you can enjoy getting lost in the endless forest. If you can approach it with a sense of enjoyment, the forest will surely reveal a beauty worth getting lost in, different from what you may have experienced before.
The Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke expressed the above sentiment regarding interactions with art in his "Letters to a Young Poet”. Through his conversations with the poet Franz Xaver Kappus, he passionately encourages the importance of nurturing solitude to explore one's innermost self.
Confronting oneself through a work of art involves deliberately focusing on the experience itself, appreciating and valuing the flood of emotions that arise within. In our daily lives, we often direct our consciousness towards the outside world. With our attention occupied by the fast-changing external environment, it can be difficult to hear the stirrings within ourselves.
When looking at a work of art, we should indulge in the richness of the experience and feel the chemistry between the work and ourselves, rather than merely trying to understand it as information. We should admit and relish our reactions, fragmented sensations, thoughts. We should continue to feel and question them without immediately analyzing them.
The search for oneself through art is a purely solitary experience.
In this absoluteness, there is no right answer and no end.
To keep asking unbounded questions. To love the absurd, the inexplicable, and the beauty within ourselves as individuals.
As Rilke wrote, I believe art gifts us with this opportunity of solitude.
To see and to trust our instincts.
In a world that has become almost too sterile for opinion, we aim to add a little spice to help us truly reflect and embrace our diversity. When it comes to contemporary art, many people may have the impression that it is difficult to understand and hard to approach.
It may seem like a dim forest, with no clear idea of what to look at or where to go, which may make you feel intimidated. However, once you realize that you have your own "light" of sensibility, and you start paying attention to what you feel and think, you will no longer be afraid or confused. That's because the dim forest is actually yourself, reflected through the artwork. Once you become aware of your own sensibility, you can enjoy getting lost in the endless forest. If you can approach it with a sense of enjoyment, the forest will surely reveal a beauty worth getting lost in, different from what you may have experienced before.