Monday, January 31, 2022

Beauty Is Empathy

 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty


Near Marseille, France
acrylic paint on canvas board
8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201710104
© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

Those who appreciate Beauty are more elastic and adaptable.  Art enhances our empathy. Art is empathetic because it allows us into the mind of the creator.  A creator’s piece doesn’t pull the emotions from your mind; but delivers their feelings into your brain.  It explains the appropriateness and consequences of our decisions. Highlighting these impacts on others fuels empathy.  Our role in those positive and negative behaviors. That creates the sensation of guilt that forces us to right past wrongs and prevent future digressions.  The more types of beauty we appreciate (painting, sculpture, sports, theatre, etc.), the more accepting we are of others. Expanding our tolerance of what is beautiful reduces our fear and insecurity.

What do you appreciate about your hobbies? Do you share your experiences with others? Is it part of a community?

Mike Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State University for his graduate degree.  From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation.  And every place he worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative.  In 2014, Kraus became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art.  Since then, he has sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries.  Currently, Kraus lives in Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.

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