The Case for Beauty

Crystal Child
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What I really set out to do was to send an email to an artist I have worked with to express to him the depth of my feelings for his art, his wisdom, his foresight, his motivation, his determination, his compassion, and how it has touched my heart just knowing I am not alone in my quest to make the world a more beautiful place, on all levels–through art. It is unspeakably exalting to be in the presence of someone who feels like a part of your very essence of being. After making a connection to someone so much a part of who you are and what you hold as truth, it is impossible to not want to share that experience with them. But alas. If this person does not feel the same connection or does not acknowledge it, for whatever reason, the point is still not lost. If art is a sentient being, with a soul of its own, then we are both a part of its makeup and belong so connected, like flesh and blood, preserving its creation and honoring its purpose, despite our distances.

I grew up in an art world that had been littered with meaningless, sensationalist and shocking works that not only discredited beauty, but the pure essence of life and living. I wonder, if during that period of time when I had abandoned the production of art, if I were not merely laying in wait for the day when I could become a part of this new sentient being, who was yet to be born—if not by contributing to its voice, but by at least singing its praises. Hence, these words.

There is a new voice that has been heard praising this new-born child. This voice is crying “Novorealism.” I answer this cry and join in with my own tears of joy. My heart has been realized. This is the clay that has molded my entire purpose for living. It is the most compelling and endearing cry I have heard, and one that I cannot ignore. It is part of, and belongs to, me. Its calling card simply reads, “Beauty.” Love and Beauty are the sweethearts of this life, and they will rise from the ashes like the Phoenix. On their wings ride those artists who breathe the same air as I. This is why I strive to be the best I can be, despite the odds. Novorealism has become my curtain call.

Follow along. The journey is underway.

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