Do you have any suggestions for Mr. Da Vinci before he wraps this one up? Perhaps a more distinct smile for Mona? Maybe you could clear up the questions surrounding who the subject is. Is it supposed to be a self portrait? Maybe you
could write "This is me" across the bottom to clear up the mystery surrounding its subject." Do you think Leonardo heard any of these comments as he was working on what is now considered a masterpiece? Lets consider another work of art. In 1508 Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the chapel. It took him four years to complete. I wonder what the working environment was for him. Were there constant critiques about the amount of skin shown by his figures? Can we have a little less nudity Mr. Simoni? After all, it is a church.
All of these questions might have been asked, but that is not the impression you get. You get the impression that these guys were able to think freely about how they wanted to create their art, and when it was finished it was finished. More than that, when it was finished, it was perfect. No need for changes, corrections, or critiques. You were free to give them, but it would not change what was hanging on the wall. The artist was free to express his art within the boundaries of his canvas, and the world was free to spend the rest of eternity commenting on what they thought or felt about the completed work. Do you think the same license for creativity is given today? I would suspect that in certain areas the answer would be "yes." You can still go into a museum and see great works of art created by modern day Da Vinci's. Yet in most other areas, artistic works are driven by the demands of an overstimulated society in need of something that sells. So the artist is free to express, but the seller will be free to make necessary changes in order to ensure the products ability to sell. Much art is used in advertising. Advertising is paid communication through a non-personal medium (Art) in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled.
Part of me wishes that we could give the creative freedom back to the artists, where the brush is once again in their hands to dream and create using their God-given talent and experiences to create something that is uniquely them. Art is a form of personal expression not something to sell to someone with a certain color tapestry. Another part of me thinks the damage has already been done. Our ability to imagine and think has been traded away for something common. The only way we see art anymore is whether or not it matches the couch. Art is still alive and well. You can see priceless works of free thinking creative art on every refrigerator in your neighborhood. Before kids are taught how to be creative, they know. It comes standard with every soul. The ability to creatively create. It is a family trait passed down to all. And while kids are young we allow them to think freely. We praise them for drawing snoopy flying on a broom when told to draw a self portrait. Somewhere along the way drawings like snoopy on a broom are no longer enough.
could write "This is me" across the bottom to clear up the mystery surrounding its subject." Do you think Leonardo heard any of these comments as he was working on what is now considered a masterpiece? Lets consider another work of art. In 1508 Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the chapel. It took him four years to complete. I wonder what the working environment was for him. Were there constant critiques about the amount of skin shown by his figures? Can we have a little less nudity Mr. Simoni? After all, it is a church. 
All of these questions might have been asked, but that is not the impression you get. You get the impression that these guys were able to think freely about how they wanted to create their art, and when it was finished it was finished. More than that, when it was finished, it was perfect. No need for changes, corrections, or critiques. You were free to give them, but it would not change what was hanging on the wall. The artist was free to express his art within the boundaries of his canvas, and the world was free to spend the rest of eternity commenting on what they thought or felt about the completed work. Do you think the same license for creativity is given today? I would suspect that in certain areas the answer would be "yes." You can still go into a museum and see great works of art created by modern day Da Vinci's. Yet in most other areas, artistic works are driven by the demands of an overstimulated society in need of something that sells. So the artist is free to express, but the seller will be free to make necessary changes in order to ensure the products ability to sell. Much art is used in advertising. Advertising is paid communication through a non-personal medium (Art) in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled. 
Part of me wishes that we could give the creative freedom back to the artists, where the brush is once again in their hands to dream and create using their God-given talent and experiences to create something that is uniquely them. Art is a form of personal expression not something to sell to someone with a certain color tapestry. Another part of me thinks the damage has already been done. Our ability to imagine and think has been traded away for something common. The only way we see art anymore is whether or not it matches the couch. Art is still alive and well. You can see priceless works of free thinking creative art on every refrigerator in your neighborhood. Before kids are taught how to be creative, they know. It comes standard with every soul. The ability to creatively create. It is a family trait passed down to all. And while kids are young we allow them to think freely. We praise them for drawing snoopy flying on a broom when told to draw a self portrait. Somewhere along the way drawings like snoopy on a broom are no longer enough.
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