I'm new to the whole art scene and i have to say it's completely changed my persception on life. I couldn't really put it into words until I came across this little gold nugget on Incubus' myspace
"(Art)... rescues us from our self chosen triviality, to which we are so prone. It is like a deep organ note that makes my hair stir and a shiver run through me. I 'pull back' from life, like a camera taking a long shot with a wide angle lens. I quite simply become aware of more reality than before." -Colin Wilson (The Occult)