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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

The mystery is that there have been people born to such destiny. There's really no good explanation as to why Vincent (or Pablo or any transcendental artist in any capacity) left behind masterpieces for all of us to enjoy as we will.

If you like Pablo better than Salvadore, or Dürer more than Vermeer, your opinion is valid and correct and no one can tell you otherwise.

I like this thread; people can be moved and awed by visual interpretation in all different ways- and the examples posted are all hallmarks of the joy of art and the celebration of the artist.

Another, similar thought of mine is that not only is there a "butt for every seat" (kind of your point above). But your and my butts are likely to change over time, so the butt that fit your seat when you were 16 may be completely different from the butt that fit your seat when you were 25 and again 45 and so on. Not everyone goes through major transformation like that over the years, but some folks do.

I appreciate all sorts of stuff now that I did not appreciate when I was younger. I feel like I'm more open minded (in some ways, at least) than I was when I was younger. (likely less in other ways)