Art unviewed
What makes art,...art? Is it understanding what the artist was trying to convey? Is it seeing it at all? What about creations unviewed...unexperienced. Messages unreceived.
We view art, trying to decipher what we are looking at, to find meaning in it and ourselves.
Does art need to be seen to exist?
Classic tree in the forest analogy. Chew on it for awhile.
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