art that is beautiful, art meant to disturb, art that pushes the technical limits previously established, art constructed not to last like chalk on sidewalks or sand sculptures on beaches - art comes in many forms and can be as simple as a concept in Haiku or complicated as Mt. Rushmore. This age old question, will it always be asked and answered? It does provide a platform for good dialogue and self exploration.
On Thursday, September 18, 2014 9:05:40 AM UTC-4, archytas wrote: > > I agree Facil - though some definition of artist is required. What is > this 'art' not part of 1000 channels with nothing on except the simulacrum > of drivel, generally funded by advertising? I might point to Maxwell > (perhaps both the great scientist and my dog) and Einstein. I've long > wondered about art and people-community development - I'm floored by people > using dance to work with disabled kids (as an example). Brian Bevan (rugby > leaugue's record try scorer) was a work of art in action. Gabby might be > see as such in another form of side-step. Not all art brings much reward. > Allan and Andrew have a go, sometimes not at each other. Molly has often > touched me deeply, even if so much of my experience has been 'dark side'. > The chocolate box picture isn't art unless a child is smiling. > > Art may have some function in revealing such as 'change is the same thing' > and the depravity of political words, the 'lie that tells us the truth' > sort of stuff - but does the 'pipe' have to be painted by Magritte? One > confronts this picture doing systems analysis - modelling the reality is > not modelling the rhetoric. > > On Thursday, 18 September 2014 00:31:17 UTC+1, facilitator wrote: >> >> I don't think artists do, otherwise the term "starving artist" would be >> applied less frequently. >> >> On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:54:57 AM UTC-4, archytas wrote: >>> >>> Ms Tidulz says she has no gold and just looks at her claws when I >>> suggest she should be replaced with a golden goose. Perhaps one needs a >>> heretic cat? Do artists have some knack in spotting the drivel we 'all' >>> want? >>> >>> >>>>> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
