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Art and the Inner Self: Why a Painting Can Feel Like a Mirror

By Nicholas Wells

Looking at a painting is always partly an act of looking inwards. Why art speaks to the quieter part of us, and why living with an original work gives our inner life a companion.
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How the Art We Love Changes as We Age

By Nicholas Wells

The art we love grows up with us. From the bold pictures we choose when young to the quieter, deeper works we live alongside later, a good original keeps pace with every stage of life.
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Why Humanity Has Always Needed Art

By Nicholas Wells

From the earliest marks on cave walls to the paintings on our own walls today, art has always been part of the serious business of living. We reflect on what art gives our inner lives,...