Anna Layman ~ Van der Leeuw ~ art

"The principle of form, the figure, is therefore that which in art rules everything, but not as pure form. Being beautiful is not art; intellectual, ethical, and religious values are not art. But the form of art gives to the values a 'new mode of reality and thereby a basis of value.' Therefore, forming and experiencing are not separated, nor is forming a direct expression of experiencing, 'but forming unseals experience, makes it possible, conveys it, exalts it." ~pg. 278
Art allows us to create our own reality. Through own experiences, we grow as humans, and as artist. Self expression is the key, I believe, to art. Art reflects our lives and takes us on a journey. The artrist creates forms that mirror their life. Therefore through art we can create a world with our being. And with religious art, God is the creator. We are His image. And through Him, and our faiths, we live.