I want to do drawings which touch people...In figure or landscape I should wish to express, not sentimental melancholy, but serious sorrow.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He aims to create drawings that touch people by expressing serious sorrow rather than sentimental melancholy.
- In plain terms
- He wants art to touch people with real sorrow not fake sadness.
- What can you take from it?
- Express real sorrow in art to touch people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What emotion do you want your work to touch?
- Is sadness sentimental or serious in your view?
Another view
It prioritizes one type of emotion over others in art.
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