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Poetry [1]
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Date: 2025-01-31
A framing hammer can be used on a job-site to hold down plans in the wind, it can be used to hold a door open and other things, but its primary purpose is to drive nails into wood. Same with the car, it can be taken on a Sunday drive to nowhere, it can be used in sport, but its primary purpose is transport of people one place to another. The same with art too, it can be used to entertain, to decorate, but its primary purpose is to alter or perfect how a human perceives existence; art displays truths which adorn and complete existence.
Of all the arts, which is supreme? In this audio/visual day and age one would surmise cinema supreme, that it is the all encompassing form to alter consciousness, and so thoroughly. But take away technology, and it can’t exist. Painting then; but take away technology, and it can’t exist.
The only form which can exist without tech is poetry. So, just to clarify, the primary purpose of art is to raise consciousness, and poetry is the supreme form to stun someone into a better way of perceiving and knowing.
January is gone? Are you kidding me? Just some thoughts, sound off on anything art/poetry. Even if it’s a personal review of a late movie or music collection, here’s a space today to say something about the arts.
The image is from a series of colorfield art which I’ve produced over the years.
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