> > > Platt, have you ever read Art and Physics by Leonard Shlain? I liked > that > > book a lot. It caught my attention originally because I thought "aha, > here > > is someone else trying to bridge the gulf between art and science." >
[Platt] > > Yes, I read his book at the beginning of my philosophical quest to bridge > the gap between science and art, intellect and beauty. The connections > he made between them were remarkable. But then Pirsig came along > and I took off in the MOQ direction. [John] I was already interested in Pirsig when I picked up Art and Physics. To me it was fascinating because it offered such amazingly supportive evidence for the evolution of DQ along classic AND romantic lines. That is, when you have such differently oriented people coming to similar conclusions it points to a common guiding spirit or force. [Platt] > > I have suggested to Horse, the moderator and preserver of this site, > that > > > he make a space where contributors can display their art. If that > > > becomes available, just wait until you see some of Bo's paintings. They > > > are museum quality, shinning with DQ! > With all the free server space out there, it seems like it'd be easy to sign up for myspace or somesuch and link to it. The difference between hosting and linking these days is virtually invisible. Speaking of which, is there a link you could point me to that I could view these paintings shining with DQ? I'd also like to see some of your work. My wife is an artist also. She does commissioned portraits of pets and children and my walls are festooned with her work which I really like. Of course, the subjects on my walls are MY children and my pets so I probably enjoy them more than a stranger would, but I came up with a thought experiment: What if my wife's art was to become extremely valuable in the future and a billionaire spent all his fortune on them? What is the functional difference then in his life and mine? We both enjoy art. He spends money and I get it free. Is there any advantage then to being rich? John Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
