To speak of these things and to try to understand their nature and, having understood it, to try slowly and humbly and constantly to express, to press out again, from the gross earth or what it brings forth, from sound and shape and colour which are the prison gates of our soul, an image of the beauty we have come to understand-that is art.
In James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," the author articulates the essence of art as a pursuit of understanding and expressing beauty. He suggests that art is not merely about creation but involves a deep exploration of the world around us. It calls for a humble and ongoing effort to capture and convey the complex nature of our experiences and emotions.
Joyce emphasizes that art emerges...
