Friday, January 7, 2011

ART for the Sake of Whom?

   Interpreting body experience using artistic tools is quite easy if we only let the subconscious (gut-feel) or what laymen call as basic instinct. Letting honesty or personal beliefs and faith freely flow.
   The caution here though is some of our points-of-views can be wrong or misguided principle we've learned within our environment. Therefore, as a Realizationist I religiously censor or filter my outpouring to other people. There are artworks I let other experience and at the same time there are pieces hidden on my closets for personal evaluation or simply to quench a thirst.
   A responsible artisan would restrain his impulses, like a parent setting example for his children. Spiderman tagline goes like this: "Great power comes with great responsibility." In like manner, Multi-media of all the arts combine whether dance performances, pottery making or film showing should measure itself against "Art for Arts Sake". That line was one of Satan's ploy to derail our course.
   The fact that almost all resource book on art suggest Arts and Culture on first person term such word as "I" or "We" and or "They"; or the mirror reflection of an era and generation, we should also take note that it is always the "audience" on the receiving end. This simply mean: Art is the general feel of the world. Well, a singer can always delight in singing inside the bathroom but noises is always never welcome.


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