I borrowed this title from Alain de Botton’s book “Art as therapy”. He advocates in the book “Novels of Jane Austen, paintings of Titian and Botticelli, poetry of Matthew Arnold, can fill in the gap of departure of religion.” “Museums and galleries can be new Cathedrals.”
I believe in the healing power of art. I have experienced a hard time feeling sorrow and loss every day. After a month’s sleeplessness, I fianlly found comfort and calm in an adult Ballet class. I’ve been grateful that dance and music dragged me out of endless painful emotion.
During 2019 Evolution Meeting, I spent a couple of hours in RISD museum to appreciate some 18-18 Century landscape paintings, my favourite genre. During that short while, I felt like being in the Garden of Eden — time stops, happiness is eternal, no pain, no trouble, only peace and harmony.
I pursue the plesant and pretty aspects of art, and I reject the art reflecting the darkness of society. Regarding this, I think I can’t be an objective art critics, because I have such a preference and inclination in art.