From: The Hidden Sphere of Artistic Conserns
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When the nature of the creative harmony is forgotten,
intellectual prowess and academic credentials
are highly valued.
When eloquent critics are admired and
connoisseurship is in full bloom,
artificiality has set in.
When artists become pop heros and the details
of their personal lives are scrutinized with cherish,
the harmony of the culture has been lost.
When the darkness of confusion has completely
enveloped the culture,
historians and curators meticulously categorize
and safeguard the ideas and objects of the arts.
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Abandon the pursuit of cleverness
and the admiration of experts.
This will benefit the culture tremendously!
Give up dependence on the insights of critics,
ignore political correctness
and the people will begin to think for themselves.
Refrain from hero worship,
dismantle the machinery of creating superstars
and the artistic community will flourish
with richness and diversity.
When the culture is lost these symptoms proliferate.
Therefore, be advised:
restrain ambitious desires;
diminish self importance;
hold tight to simplicity;
seek what is essential.
