by Rivaan » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:00 pm
I believe that art is something that moves you. That's not to say that everything that moves you is art. But to qualify as art, in my eyes, an object has to move you.
It can move you in any number of ways. An example would be the picture I am using in my avatar here (just to the left). When I saw the full pic, I didn't think much of it except it looked nice. Then once I realised what the picture was depicting (nothing sexual), I was shocked quite a fair bit. After the initial emotion of shock, I was left in awe and admiring the skills of the creator. I don't know if I can post that picture here though, or even a link to it. It's not sexual, but may be considered distasteful or just shocking.
The four points of the compass be logic, knowledge, wisdom, and the unknown.
Some do bow in that final direction. Others advance upon it. To bow before the one
is to lose sight of the three. I may submit to the unknown, but never to the unknowable.
The man who bows in that final direction is either a saint or a fool. I have no use for either.
- Yama, Lord of Light