"Art Is Not A Thing; It Is A Way"

I have seen this quote variously attributed to Oscar Wilde and to Elbert Hubbard.

Regardless of who said it, I have had this quote displayed in my work area for about thirty years.

Art is the process, the activity.

It is not the artifact generated by the activity.

I do not go into my studio to "make art".

That's not how I understand the process.




Today's pic is also from the Art institute of Chicago. It is The Fountain by Sargent.