Asian American Pacific Islander Month DDSD 2024.pptx
There is no art, there are artists
1. There is no art, there are artists.
LICENCIADA CIENCIAS SOCIALES
ANGELA MARIA VARGAS GOMEZ
Gombrich, E. H. (2012). Historia del Arte.
London: Phaidon.
2. The artist is an individual
genius. He is an
exceptional being, who
like no one else knows
how to mix colors and
shapes to create works
that defy explanations.
No one knows when
these geniuses will
appear. They are
accidents of history.
3. « Botero’s paintings are his,
Velázquez's paintings are
his, unrepeatable, effects of
his own and particular gifts.
And those of Goya. And
those of Van Gogh. »
Botero Museum - Bogota D.C Colombia
4. The artist reproduced a
reality that he saw in a
certain way and the
spectators imagine seeing in
that work what they already
know.
Louvre Museum Paris France
5. « It is not possible to
predict the artist. It just
happens that explosion of
talent and ability of an
individual being. »
Holy Cathedral Family Barcelona
6. For every situation, artists create
models, ways of seeing reality
and becomes the most
convincing model, such as
Egyptian, Greek, Romanesque
and those who follow, each in
his time. Even the
Impressionists, where the
sequence is broken.
Hercules and Cacus is a white sculpture to the right of
the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della
Signoria, Florence, Italy.
8. The artist's works
need people
prepared to be
appreciated. »
Museum of Colonial Art - Bogota Colombia
The Immaculate Virgin with Adam and Eve
the sinners of the world
23. The best critic is the artist
himself. When an artist dialogues
with his work, that artist is the
unpredictable genius, but if he is
in dialogue with the art market,
that artist can be an impostor.
Louvre Museum
Paris France