Exquisite Arts Magazine Vol 3 - Nov/ Dec 2016 | Page 30

artists are restless souls who feel the overwhelming need to externalise their feelings , whether to follow or appease their emotional or intellectual turmoil . It could be a sophisticated theory or pure raw basic emotion , but it will be a message as strong as the artist can manage to convey . Whichever way , the purpose of art is for this message to come out in order to provoke something in you - to make you feel and think . And this is also the artist ’ s responsibility to society . society is dealing with the issue at stake . Assuming that we are all capable of thinking with our own head and our own heart , that is … but to teach that is the role of a parent , not of an artist . Isn ’ t it ?
Briefly explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of creating mosaic art pieces .
First : you have no free hand movement directly on the surface . But , if you love texture , you will get great satisfaction by feeling the material in your hand and by giving it a second purpose within your own creation .
Secondly , there is no way of directly achieving the colour you want , either : you hunt for it in the world around you and make do with what you have , having to recreate the shade by pairing and contrasting colours appropriately ( e . g . mixing red and yellow pieces to make orange , or add touches of green or purple to blue to make it more vibrant ). Knowledge of colour theories become paramount : complementarity , lightness , proportion , saturation , and this is such a fascinating exercise in practice : experiments are endless !
I believe that , if art were restrained by social and political duties , not only would it be devoided of its very meaning , but as a viewer I would undoubtedly feel violated and almost insulted : it would be the equivalent of burning books and deliberately depriving us of great stimula for some valuable moral , emotional , empathical , ethical and / or intellectual evolution . I believe that a socially unacceptable message would most likely be a provocation , and should be felt as an eyeopener : it will make us think about what is wrong either with the message , or with how
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They can be very expensive : noble ones such as gold , smalti , glass , millefiori have a price which reflects their rarity and complexity . But they are amazing , and a true reminder of our ingenuity : when I see smalti , my instinct would be to savour them , like candies , or to take a bite off that pizza . I find them irresistibly tempting - but I use them sparingly , as their production requires on top of prime materials , also some polluting elements . Natural materials such as wood , shells , rocks , and marble are a proof of how beautiful nature is , and the shades you get are infinite . Finally , rubbish : I always think twice before throwing anything away ; there is so much beauty in most of the things we discard each day , and SO much potential ! Crockery , glass , caps , the colors in plastic ,
artists are restless souls who feel the overwhelming need to externalise their feelings, whether to follow or appease their emotional or intellectual turmoil. It could be a sophisticated theory or pure raw basic emotion, but it will be a message as strong as the artist can manage to convey. Whichever way, the purpose of art is for this message to come out in order to provoke something in you - to make you feel and think. And this is also the artist’s responsibility to society. society is dealing with the issue at stake. Assuming that we are all capable of thinking with our own head and our own heart, that is… but to teach that is the role of a parent, not of an artist. Isn’t it? Briefly explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of creating mosaic art pieces. First: you have no free hand movement directly on the surface. But, if you love texture, you will get great satisfaction by feeling the material in your hand and by giving it a second purpose within your own creation. Secondly, there is no way of directly achieving the colour you want, either: you hunt for it in the world around you and make do with what you have, having to recreate the shade by pairing and contrasting colours appropriately (e.g. mixing red and yellow pieces to make orange, or add touches of green or purple to blue to make it more vibrant). Knowledge of colour theories become paramount: complementarity, lightness, proportion, saturation, and this is such a fascinating exercise in practice: experiments are endless! I believe that, if art were restrained by social and political duties, not only would it be devoided of its very meaning, but as a viewer I would undoubtedly feel violated and almost insulted: it would be the equivalent of burning books and deliberately depriving us of great stimula for some valuable moral, emotional, empathical, ethical and/or intellectual evolution. I believe that a socially unacceptable message would most likely be a provocation, and should be felt as an eyeopener: it will make us think about what is wrong either with the message, or with how Page 29 They can be very expensive: noble ones such as gold, smalti, glass, millefiori have a price which reflects their rarity and complexity. But they are amazing, and a true reminder of our ingenuity: when I see smalti, my instinct would be to savour them, like candies, or to take a bite off that pizza. I find them irresistibly tempting - but I use them sparingly, as their production requires on top of prime materials, also some polluting elements. Natural materials such as wood, shells, rocks, and marble are a proof of how beautiful nature is, and the shades you get are infinite. Finally, rubbish: I always think twice before throwing anything away; there is so much beauty in most of the things we discard each day, and SO much potenti ���) ɽ����䰁����̰����̰�ѡ�������́�������ѥ��((