There is some kind of wisdom to Pablo Picasso and it is truly amazing how he began his artistic life at such a young age, and even more admirable is how he defied all the social constraints that sought to bind him. He was an artist because that was what he was born to do.
Artists, I believe, do not create to become famous. They do not seek fame or glory but instead art is their way of self expression, an escape from the real world in which they are utterly lost and alone, a way for them to communicate with the world around them and a way to add another perspective to the world, their perspective.
Pablo Picasso said:
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
Art is the ultimate getaway. It is the place where anything goes. The imagination is unleashed and the impossible becomes possible. It is not limited by the physical world, the laws do not apply. It is a world that is stormed by magical shapes and colors that make up the essence of the soul, where beings can run free, uninhibited. It is a world of dreams and make believe and it is in this world that a person can let go of all their troubles and be serene and content with their creations. It is a place where your soul can soar high in the sky and grow without being held back by the constraints of the real world.
It is in this world that I want to live, far, far away from the prying eyes of society where my dreams are my own and are free to roam. The imagination is unlimited and there are no boundaries. It is where the misunderstood become understood and there is no confusion. Art is the oxygen to the soul, without it the soul would shrivel and die. It will shrink and become withered, suffocated by the cruel reality of this world. It is the curse of our species that art goes by unappreciated, tainted by ideas of practicality, imprisoned by those who cannot bear the sight of true happiness and bliss, those whose souls have died a long time ago with nothing but a rotting corpse in their core.
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