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Art:
the meaning of the word is derived from the Latin "ars", meaning "skill".
All art works have aspects that suggest that not all works of art can be merely physical objects. A painting, for example, is typically flat, but it can represent spatial depth; and what the painting represents often seems more relevant aesthetically than its physical dimensions. To some, the representational character seems to be what is essential to a painting as a work of art. Some philosophers have therefore concluded that works of art are mental entities of some sort, because it is mental entities, such as visions and dreams, that are typically representational. Other philosophers, who have noticed that artists can and do express some of their own attitudes, emotions, and personality traits in their art, have concluded that artwork belong in a category with non verbal communicates rather than with physical objects.
A different line of thought suggests that works of art are not like objects even on a first impression. Considerations such as these have led many philosophers to say that works of art exist only in the minds of their creators and of their viewers. The question whether art can provide knowledge of, or insight into, reality is as old as time itself. Plato argued in The Republic that art has the power to represent only the appearances of reality. The counter position, that art can yield insight into the real, is commonly held by modern artists and critics. Many critics, in fact, allege that art offers a special, non discursive, and intuitive knowledge of reality that science and philosophy cannot achieve.
All cultures throughout history have produced art. The impulse to create, to realize form and order out of mere matter is universal and perpetual.
Every work of art I create has two aspects: it is the present experience as well as a record of the past. As you experience my artwork, I want them to afford you the viewer, the pleasures, the dramas, and ultimately the satisfaction to the senses of pure form, in the visual arts. I work with the relationships of colors, lines, and masses in space. To some degree, the physical materials I use do influence the properties of the resulting work. In short, I want my work to be in harmony with the medium used whether it be sculpted in wood or painted on canvas.