Monthly Archives: October 2025

Chandler Brandon “It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.” — Oscar Wilde, Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde said that art doesn’t really show us the world — it shows us. I didn’t … Continue reading →

Gianna Tursi “All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.” — Oscar Wilde This specific aphorism by Oscar Wilde … Continue reading →

By: Taylor Kindley  “It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.”-Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde’s aphorism, “It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.”, captures one of his most controversial and even insightful ideas, that … Continue reading →

Isabella Latture Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. When Wilde says that someone is able to “go beneath the surface,” he refers to becoming engrossed in an obsession so profound that one loses his or … Continue reading →

“No artist desires to prove anything. Even things that are true can be proved.” An artist is a creator. To be an artist is to think, feel, and sit with emotions or experiences. To live is to feel, and to … Continue reading →

Caroline Ayers “Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.” – Oscar Wilde Each day, more and more human beings begin to forget the importance of appreciating the beauty of life and … Continue reading →

Brian Thomas “Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.”  -Oscar Wilde Art exists in a perpetual battle between the artist and the audience. The debate between the … Continue reading →

Ella Oberstein Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. I agree with this aphorism in a multitude of ways and I see art everyday that is either appreciated, ignored or … Continue reading →

Maddy Morrison “No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style” I partially disagree with the aphorism, “No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism … Continue reading →

I chose the aphorism, Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. This for me is extremely true I believe that if your work makes everyone who’s seen it feel the same … Continue reading →