The difference between the first- and second-best things in art absolutely seems to escape verbal definition - it is a matter of a hair, a shade, an inward quiver of some kind - yet what miles away in the point of preciousness!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The difference between great and lesser art is subtle but significant in value.
- In plain terms
- Great art differs by a tiny, hard-to-explain margin.
- What can you take from it?
- Notice subtle differences in art that matter greatly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you judge art quality?
- What subtle details matter?
Another view
Verbal definitions may fail to capture artistic nuance.
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