“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” ~Schumman Perceptions come in stages, and there are intricate timelines that accompany emotional resonance; all the art ever asks of you is patience. As we study and consume works of art, we ought to carefully uphold this procedure of patience so as to avoid diminishing some of its most primitive and enigmatic aspects. When we take viewership and engage with forms of media and portraiture, th