I was looking through some art on DeviantArt and I came across a graphic design piece called "Speaking of Art" by a user named jmonzani. You can view the piece: HERE! I love his quote, which is stated on the artwork, "Speaking of art is useless if one doesn't feel anything." -Jean-Sebastien Monzani. ("Speaking of Art" © jmonzani.com Please respect copyright laws!)
The idea presented in this artwork goes well with Ways of Seeing by Berger. The very first sentence in the first chapter of Berger's book states that, "Seeing comes before words." It is more important for us to see a work of art for ourselves than only hear or talk about it. We need to have our own individual reaction to art. That's where Monzani's quote comes in. If we only talk about a piece instead of really looking at it for ourselves and developing our own feelings and opinions about the artwork, then we have gotten nothing from the artwork. Therefore speaking of art becomes useless.
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