Speaking for myself, my interest is to make art that that symbolic to the universal mind, such as my sculpture called "Emerging Power" that speaks to the present. mando
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 11:16:08 AM Subject: Re: "What is the role of artists in times of political upheaval? Is it their job to be relentless campaigners for truth and freedom? Or is the production of escapist entertainment just as important for an audience living in fear?" In a message dated 2/4/11 5:29:45 PM, [email protected] writes: > "What is the role of artists in times of political upheaval? Is it their > job > to be relentless campaigners for truth and freedom? Or is the production > of > escapist entertainment just as important for an audience living in fear?" > This imposition of a totally arbitrary and effectively totalitarian "role" on artists is hideous. It calls to mind "art" under Stalin and Hitler. Not to mention that a "role" in this sense of "responsibility" is not a "category entity" in the "real world". Behind the facade word is solely a fictional entity, a stipulation by a mind, and it has no more non-mental reality than a dragon.
