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Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness - by Simon Sarris

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A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short visit.

A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short visit. ~ ~ ~ There seems to be a common mistake of confusing beauty with novelty. I think this arose because popular artists seem to have redirected—and confined(!!)—themselves to a few flourishes of novelty at the expense of other artistic expressions. The enchantment of such works is passing. When some painted…

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