Words I Like When Describing Art.

I am not a writer. Words work less well for me than does color,line, and form. I do think some words do apply well in describing a successful work. Here is a list, by no means complete, of some words and short phrases with epitomize work which appeals to me.

• authentic
• brash
• real
• bravado
• alive
• livingness
• unified
• graphic
• original
• eternal
• fleeting
• free association
• experience
• charm
• character
• crisis
• communing
• sensitivity
• recognition (of,not for)
• shock
• truth
• myth
• motion
• expression
• direction
• responsibility
• contemplation
• action
• force
• rythm
• irrational
• genuine need
• human values
• form
• line
• color
• process
• picture-surface
• individual
• relation
• modern
• spiritual
• own terms
• over coming inertness
• swaying authority
• renoucning
• declaring
• structure
• utility
• struggle
• harmony
• limitations
• adjustments
• essence
• discovery
• consciousness
• transcending
• feeling
• searching
• rummaging
• excavating
• trust
• faith
• willingness
• abandon
• savage
• charlie parker.