Our impulses still rule over us and the feeling of 'need' or 'want' is what wins over our rational thoughts. This is why people smoke.
I absolutely agree! Thanks for describing the picture. It was way too simple to appreciate until you explained why the picture works and the story behind it.
Yep, I believe that art must be explained. A "not understood artist" is a dogma of the past. All that talk about "art talks for itself" is bull, imho. Someone always needs to explain it, be it a critic, historian, artist or a casual bystander. This far we don't read minds. ;)
How about we look at it this way. Sometimes explaining Art deprives one the benefit of thinking out a more self soothing compliment. I am deprived of feeling 'my own way' about the picture because you have explained 'your own way' of looking at the picture. But again, if nothing is said of a picture by anyone, we do not really understand the effect it leaves in our individual minds. We see in parts and so we must all speak our view? Thanks for the beautiful explanation by the way. And the way you illustrated the relationship with the art of smoking is .... Thanks again!
It was $333.33 when I upvoted.
*art by me @nmf-ii
This dude rules the art/photography upvote every post I swear..