Thank you for sharing this. It was really well written. I have a good feeling this will inspire other photographers as well. I just wanted to share the links for others to see your inspiration. It’s nice to look outside the world of photographers. You can learn a lot from artists working with different medium.
Interesting choices of artists:
http://www.globalgallery.com/prod_images/esc-e4.jpg
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/stubbs/images/works/mareandfoals.jpg
http://www.dianefarrisgallery.com/artist/chihuly/kew/photo_album/index.htm