What gives art (literature, poetry, religious texts, visual art, music, etc.) its power over the human soul? Clearly, art never helped man to survive, except in a very abstract kind of way. It's more likely that we live in order to create art, rather than create art in order to live. [...] — Agustino
On the one hand, I wasn't aware that Picasso was rolling in cash; on the other hand, you may not be aware that Picasso did not paint starry nights. — Bitter Crank
Maybe art does not have a direct evolutionary purpose but is a by product of creativity and inventiveness. — m-theory
I spent three hours with an art installation called Another Place, by Anthony Gormley, in Liverpool yesterday afternoon — Punshhh
I was about to order that, so after you get into it properly, let me know how good it is on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is indispensable :PThanks Noble Dust, coincidentally I have just recently started it. As with other books of his it resonates with my thoughts, and I often feel like it is giving voice to my own half-formed intuitions. — John
Because we are living minds, as beings.So why do we create art, and why do we enjoy art.
As with other books of his it resonates with my thoughts, and I often feel like it is giving voice to my own half-formed intuitions. — John
I was about to order that, so after you get into it properly, let me know how good it is on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is indispensable :P — Agustino
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