What is art - we don’t really know…they’re sacred objects in some sense. We gaze at them in ignorance and wonder...and the reason for that is the unkown shines through the painting in partially articulated form…well that’s the role of art, and that’s the role of artists; real artists are contending with the unkown. Attempting to open your eyes to the domain of the transcendent. A real piece of art is a window into the transcendent -JP.