On Being An Artist

The other night I was invited by a friend to attend a benefit concert. A man by the name of Enrique Henao, just a phenomenal, world renowned flamenco and classical guitar player, and above that, an amazing a beautiful person, in every sense of the word. He was my guitar teacher for years and gave me two tickets to the show.

While sitting there that night, listening to his music, I noticed that as much attention as I was paying to how beautiful the sounds were emanating from his instrument, I was also stuck on the audience. It is amazing to me how one man, and one six stringed instrument, could have such a profound affect on everybody.

For an hour and a half, we all sat in amazement, moved by the music, in a way that I’m not quite sure we all understood.

It wasn’t until afterwards, started to think a little bit deeper about it. After years of learning, practicing, and perfecting his instrument, it was only his skills coupled with the genuineness of his personality, (it shows a lot of heart when a professional artist can dedicate a whole nights worth of playing for no profit whatsoever) that what made him so world renowned.

Long after anyone’s lifetime, their money, their cars, their physical possessions won’t mean a thing, but through art and expression, a persons ideals will infinitely live on and continue to affect people in the way they were originally meant to.

-V
www.VerzolaPhotography.com