It's all about facade.
In my recent post, I said that the quartz crystals witch made me 'what I am today'. I almost added, 'a statue of King David, glorious on the outside but with as much living value or enjoyment as cold, dead stone.' A little later, I logged back in to see the statue of David posted by deborahkla. I was reminded of a little recent surfing research which
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I will note I had an instructor in college who had been to Italy and seen David in person. She said the pictures do not do him justice at all and tragically they only ever share pictures of his front, his backside is apparently equally impressive and deserves more attention.
From an artistic standpoint I did find Michelangelo's unfinished works most interesting, like flesh trying to rise out of stone. What a craftsman!
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Haha, I have to have a few quirks, don't I? My work swings from fantasy to more traditional work and I'm just currently on the fantasy end of the pendulum right now.
Oh yes, there is certainly nothing completely new under the sun. It all has roots, even if it appears to fly. Horsemanship has been cycling for hundreds if not thousands of years. If you (general person you) find something "new" it's probably already been done by someone a hundred or more years ago, you just failed to read about it before discovering it!
Yes, money certainly helps fund the exploits of artists, whether it is directly commissioning works or procuring the supplies necessary to create!
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