tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533384189359298258.post6288378182290634582..comments2024-02-14T16:13:13.361+11:00Comments on Land of Meg: We Value the UselessMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392450981955408100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533384189359298258.post-42728042455375237182009-02-07T21:29:00.000+11:002009-02-07T21:29:00.000+11:00some people create art (particularly performance a...some people create art (particularly performance art) by starving themselves of the basic necessities. Those who take the body to the extreme. Is this also art?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533384189359298258.post-25718366360292043392009-02-07T13:57:00.000+11:002009-02-07T13:57:00.000+11:00Absolutely, we couldn't live without art. Who woul...Absolutely, we couldn't live without art. Who would want to? I agree with you on that one, for sure.<BR/><BR/>I guess what I'm trying to say is that art is not a primary concern, but a secondary one.<BR/><BR/>First: water, food, shelter, air quality etc. Only once we have these basics can we create art.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392450981955408100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533384189359298258.post-64072346534824227132009-02-07T12:13:00.000+11:002009-02-07T12:13:00.000+11:00I don't think we could live without art.I don't think we could live without art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533384189359298258.post-209902925649930772009-02-07T11:08:00.000+11:002009-02-07T11:08:00.000+11:00Hi Millie,Yes, I do agree that art is useless, in ...Hi Millie,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I do agree that art is useless, in the same way Oscar Wilde does in his preface to <I>The Picture of Dorian Gray:</I><BR/><BR/>All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself. We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392450981955408100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533384189359298258.post-21986221034885430442009-02-07T02:50:00.000+11:002009-02-07T02:50:00.000+11:00Do you agree that art is useless?!?!?Art Saves Liv...Do you agree that art is useless?!?!?<BR/><BR/>Art Saves Lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com