In this extract, Berger explores the origins of painting and the basic idea from which it emerges; the encounter between painter and model, resulting in inspiration and creation.
The first part of it is based in a dream, of how he could get into objects, places or spaces and be able to change them to his will. For him this being very easy, the purpose of of it was not making them more beautiful or stereotypical but making them unique; making them his.
Reading the second part of the extract, where Berger talks about painting has inspired me, opening my eyes to what inspiration and creation really is for him.
Art has never been about making aesthetically pleasing pieces, (that is just a small part of it), but more about the encounter between artist and muse. The commitment and involvement of the artist toward its muse is what triggers the relationship between them and what gives art movement, feeling and emotion. What gives life to art.
Art is not about objects or scenes painted on canvas, but about the encounter of the visible world and mankind. This theory can be applied to every type of painting, from the aboriginal through to abstract.
However, encounters cannot be forced and inspiration comes when it has to; It is always there yet it might not be present in every moment of our lives. It is only when we give ourselves away to the moment and embrace it, we find it.
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