"All art is unstable. Its meaning is not necessarily that implied by the author."
Simplified meaning
Art is not fixed or unchanging. What a piece of art means can vary from person to person and might not be what the artist wanted to say. For example, think about a painting of a sunset. One person might see it and feel peaceful, thinking of happy memories. Another person might feel sad, remembering a lost loved one. In the same way, a song could make someone think of love, while someone else might hear it and think of loss. This means that when you create art, like writing a poem or drawing a picture, people might understand it in different ways. So, don’t worry too much if others see something different in your work than you intended; it’s part of what makes art special.
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