Terrance,
Yes, artists are more spiritual. They've been given that duty. It makes them cease to
function properly as people, which is exactly why they should be looked down upon or
soundly thrashed by regular people for their friggin pretensions.
Yeah, Andy Warhol said "Business is the best kind of art." and a lot of people agree
with him. I, however, occupy an oppositional position on this particular matter.
Juniper bushes,
RA
Terrence J Kosick wrote:
> Terrence writes;
>
> Like the way the New Yorker went? Kissing the ass of celebrity? I think Pop
> anything, its blatant lack of spirituality, its vapiness, is rewarding in a monetary
> way. That was one of the main points of what Pop was saying about the consumer world
> was it not? Blazingly so. The most amazing thing is that people actually have
> satifying jobs and they spend money on the most popular things as a pure utility of
> pleasure. Spirituality is administerd by the clergy. Thats what makes me worry.
> Thats what bring protestors out. Do you ever wonder if people actually care about
> life as much as an artist does? Do artists care more are they more connected? Are
> they more worldly and spiritual. Over all I think they are. I think pop art is
> critical of the world in its embrace of its forms.
>
> T.
>
> Reed Altemus wrote:
>
> > Heiko
> >
> > YES IT'S A PREJUDICE! At least on my part. I find most Pop art especially
> > abrasive especially Warhol, Hamilton, Palioluzzi (or whatever the hell his name
> > was). I had a long argument with another copy artist about it. I find its blatent
> > lack of spirituality vapid and unrewarding.
> >
> > RA
> >
> > Heiko Recktenwald wrote:
> >
> > > > I'm not sure that Fluxus is really a part of pop. Pop is very superficial,
> > > > it only deals with things at surface level. Fluxus is much deeper than that.
> > >
> > > Isnt this a prejudice ? That POP is superficial.
> > >
> > > And thanks for the book title,
> > >
> > > Heiko
