“And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.”
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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?
Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art.