Today we celebrate the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( January 25, 1756 – December 5, 1791), an Austrian composer and child prodigy. Mozart was definitely a genius and an artist, not with paints but sounds. During his brief life, Wolfgang Mozart composed over 600 pieces of music (most of them were not published until after his death). So, Why Study Art? - maybe, for the Mozart Effect . . . or just simple pleasure.
Samuel Palmer is the best known of a group of 19th century artists who referred to themselves as The Ancients.He exhibited at the Royal Academy at age 14, and some considered Samuel Palmer a prodigy. He was a self-taught artist, having hardly any formal training and no formal schooling. His visionary experiences as a child and association with the poet/painter, William Blake influenced his greatest works. So, Why Study Art? . . . how else do we deal with the visions?
Unfortunately, the Special Exhibit Samuel Palmer: Vision and Landscape at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has moved on . . . perhaps, we will enjoy 'In a Shoreham Garden' at the Victoria & Albert Museum one day.
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