A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it.
Interpretation
Art is valuable when it is created from a deep need or necessity.
Rainer Maria Rilke suggests that the true worth of a work of art is determined by the sincerity and necessity behind its creation. If an artist creates something essential to their expression, it resonates more profoundly and authentically with viewers, making it a significant piece of art.
In practice
During an art class, a teacher might use this quote to inspire students to create from their emotions.
Spring has again returned. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Earth is like a child that knows many poems._x000D_ _x000D_ Many, O so many. For the hardship_x000D_ _x000D_ of such long learning she receives the prize._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Strict was her teacher. _x000D_ _x000D_ The white in the old man's beard pleases us._x000D_ _x000D_ Now, what to call green, to call blue,_x000D_ _x000D_ we dare to ask: She knows, She knows!
Verses are not, as people think, feelings (those one has early enough) -- they are experiences. For the sake of a verse one must see many cities, men, and things, one must know the animals feel how birds fly, and know the gesture with which the little flowers open in the morning.
a good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude
He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.
The only journey is the one within.
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been
I'd like to see people pay attention to the science of hip hop. The knowledge part, the political side of what hip hop could do, or where hip hop is gonna go. I always say it's gonna become universal as we become a galactic union.
The faster the word sticks to the thought, the more beautiful is the effect.
My notion of a great novel is something like a five-hundred-page shaggy-dog story, with only the punch line omitted.
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
The flavor of wine is like delicate poetry.
Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.
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