Pic Island By Lawren S. Harris: A Critical Analysis

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The work that I have chosen from a previous discussion would be Pic Island by Lawren S. Harris which is held at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. This piece of art I have always enjoyed looking at. I find calming paintings very nice to look at, I'm not much into the whole scary dark and stormy art pieces that people have made in the past. Everyone has an opinion on what the world looks like to them, many don't actually create what is called art, but when someone does, it’s their expression and their creativity that many enjoy to looking at.

If there was no art and society, then society wouldn't be a lot duller as everyone needs to have a creative side once in awhile, if we don't have creativity in this world then it becomes gray, dull

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