What one reviewer said about Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Joshua Reyolds, Robert R. Wark, Joshua Reynolds:
This book is the definitive book on the thought behind Art. It states the thought procces, and the Art and Science dualisum of the last 600 years and the reasons behind it all. If you want to be a real artist, this is the way to go. It speaks of truth and genius.
"The natural appetite or tast of the human mind is for Truth"
"Art is a point of view, Genius a way of seeing."
If the artist can grasp the truths in this book they will recieve the keys to the kingdom!
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