Paintings Partnering with Penmanships by Nina Pantaleone

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There is a lot of value in art that is inspired by other art.  Many common examples of this include spinoff TV shows or movies, songs that sample other songs, and remixes of songs.  I am most familiar with writing that is inspired by works of art, specifically paintings and architecture.  

My favorite place in the entire world is the Medieval to Early Renaissance European Art gallery at the Philadelphia Art Museum.  I heavily resonate with the creative energy that I can feel flowing through the passageways.  Every piece has a story, and many have stood where I stand, right in front of each piece, staring in awe.  I’ve stood perhaps where the artist themself have stood.

It’s the perfect place to sit with yourself, and let your ideas flow.  It’s quiet enough so that you won’t feel distracted, but the infrequent action is enough to keep ideas flowing.  

The energy you feel from a piece of artwork can manifest positively, negatively, or neutrally, but no matter how you perceive it, that energy can be channelled into something else; something that is your own.

Much of my best work has come from the ideas I’ve generated in this setting.  There is something about the creative energy found in this gallery specifically that jumpstarts my own creative process.  My favorite painting to write in front of is called Madonna and Child with Saints.  The artist is an Italian Renaissance artist named Vittore Crivelli.  It was created around 1480.  I have spent a lot of time with this painting, and I’ve looked into the eyes of every subject of it.  

Thank you, painters of medieval Europe, for your wisdom, and your work will never be forgotten.