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

Di 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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Why Humanity Has Always Needed Art

Di 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,...