Art has the capability to uplift us. To transcend. Take as forward as a species.. to give rise to brand new ideas, perspectives and reality tunnels to explore. Bringing forth a glance of the divine.
That is why we need art. To transcend space and time. To propel evolution forward. The dreamers, poets, painters, writers, dancers, the strugglers, the movers and shakers…
Here’s my salutation…
To those who dare to dream, who dare to wonder and try to capture just one little piece of the magic. To bring it forth out of the soul, the unconscious, into the tangible. Creating something out of nothing.
To those who venture into the realm of the imagination. Wandering deep inside their minds and hearts and create new worlds to live in. New forms to discover. Archetypes to explore. Colors and shapes to be expressed. Stories to be shared. Hearts to be touched.
To those who surrender themselves to their craft and become an extension of it.
To those who dare to go against the stream, ever plowing forward with a vision in their mind, sharing an intimate view into their understanding of life. The portrayal of a genuine authentic expression into the sometimes bleak, the sterile, the realistic.
To the ones who break with the mundane and shout out; “Come out and play! Come experience. Come and watch, enjoy, participate and immerse yourself into what I have to offer. And for god’s sake please offer something meaningful back. You too have the ability to create whatever puts the fire in your soul.”
To touch us into the core of our being and hopefully stir something so deep, that it moves us forward. Art is the expression of the soul itself. If anything, we would need more of it.
We need more artist and visionaries. Madmen and fools. Those who dare to say anything is possible. even if faced with insurmountable odds. The only limit is your imagination. The minute and the grandiose. The love of the splendor of life as well as finding meaning in the small insignificant parts. To boldly say everything is achievable. If only done… with a little bit of soul.
Here’s my salutation. I’ll hold my pencil high. A symbolic act to keep going higher. To keep exploring. To never let our souls be stifled but to be expressed, nurtured, shared and to let it shine brighter and brighter.
As Tolstoy said “Art is a microscope which the artist fixes on the secrets of his soul, and shows to people these secrets which are common to all.“
