The Love of Art.

The Love of Art. There is no more blessed influence affecting the world than the love of art. It is never individual in its operation, never selfishly confined to the object upon which it was first directed; but it releases like the atmosphere, radiates like light, embracing, spreading, and changing all surrounding things. When artist sits down to draw a painting, he really must look inside himself. Sadness or happiness should be felt through the …

…in this painting, however, lies in the faces of the cheaters and not in their beautifully painted clothes. To analyze all the components is a necessary part of art criticism, but it is also necessary to look beyond what one sees - to look with the eyes of the mind into the painter's soul. Works Cited Berger, John. "Ways of Seeing." 1972. Ways of Reading 6th Edition. Bartholomae, David and Anthony Petrosky. Boston: Bedford/St. Martines, 2002.