I tend to keep books of art more than anything else now. I'm interested in visual things. And astronomy books. Things you can look at over and over and over again and see something new. ... My notions of God and the universe have always been too small. And limited by language. So now I'm looking at picture books. My children say I'm just beginning to enter my dotage: can't read, just looks at picture books.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Visual and visual art offer insights language can't capture, leading the author to prefer looking over reading.
- In plain terms
- Pictures show new things every time, better than language.
- What can you take from it?
- Visuals can reveal truths words sometimes hide.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What can you see in art that words miss?
- Is reading less important than looking?
Another view
Text provides precision visuals sometimes lack.
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