18th century opera is packed with emotion, but contains not a trace of kitsch. Only with the 'thees' and 'thous' of Victorian poetry does the disease begin to grow in our poetic tradition.
The desire to survive and the fear of death are artistic sentiments
As well as having a really strong message, sometimes an artist needs to couple their sentiment with something that's soulful and groovy to listen to.
I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.
YouTube's a funny place because so many creators fall into their aesthetics out of necessity and the visuals are driven out of an urge to create. You get a lot of interesting examples of interesting design choices that have roots in practicality as well as an artistic sentiment.
Music can make you go from sadness to an immense sadness. There is a limit; if you go too far, it becomes schmaltzy.
I don't play accurately--any one can play accurately--but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.
I love my sculptures, and I was lucky I had them for 50 years because no one would look at them, and I really liked having them around.
I'm always a bit disappointed when I've finished working on a book.
