What is Art, Really?

How do you view Art?

Rick Allen
4 min readAug 27, 2021

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Great Art is not about materials or techniques. It is not about color or size. Surprisingly, it is not about the signature or provenance. Great Art is about the emotion created when you view it. One of my personal favorite Artists said: “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas defined it simply. This classification applies to all genres and mediums.

Painting by Edgar Degas. Ballet Dancers
Painting by Edgar Degas, Ballet Dancers

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Rick Allen

I write about Love, Kitchen, Business, and the lifestyle of an Artist. I became a Portraitist in 1976. It has taken me to many places and enriched my life.