The Accidental Masterpiece:On the art of life and vise versa
By: Michael Kimmelman
Response by: Emily Sullivan
It has been a pleasure so far to be in the Stac class 14-15. I love to be in the class and Im excited to learn new things. Im ecstatic to learn about the history of art and what art means to me. Being a Stacie my first project was to read The Accidental Masterpiece:On the art of life and vise versa by Michael Kimmelman . I only read the introduction but I'm so excited to read the rest of the book. It was really intriguing and really grabbed my interest. Michael's purpose for the book , and his cause for writing it really interested me to continue reading. He said "This book is, in part about how creating, collecting, and even just appreciating art can make living a daily masterpiece." To me he is basically saying that even if your not 'great' at art, just appreciating it is art. Anyone and everyone can be an artist if they want to be, even if your a dentist like Dr.Hicks. Also another part of the introduction that really stood out to me is when he explained that beauty and art is so unexpected but the world is full of it . It kind of taught me to keep my eyes open and to see that the world is full of art. Michael said" that the most important things in the world are never as simple as the seem but that the world is also richer when it declines to abide by comforting formulas." I honestly loved the introduction to this book and I cant wait to write more responses on this book. You never know if the person next to you could be a future artist or writer.
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