"The whole function of the artist in the world is
to be a seeing and feeling creature; to be an instrument of such tenderness and
sensitiveness, that no shadow, no hue, no line, no instantaneous and evanescent
expression of the visible things around him, nor any of the emotions which they
are capable of conveying to the spirit which has been given him, shall either
be left unrecorded, or fade from the book of record."— English art critic
and social commentator John Ruskin (1819-1900),
The Stones of Venice
(1853)
No comments:
Post a Comment