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THOUGHTS on the Nature and Value of ART
""I say this to myself as much as I say it to you.
Nothing is free in this life
and nothing comes easy that's worth anything. If you are gifted,
it is your responsibility, to develop that gift and share it
with
others so it may better their existence. It's what
community is
all about. Art and intelligence go hand
in hand and are
a superconscious force in human life. They exist for a very
important reason,
the survival of the race. They provide and refine the goals and
aspirations
of humankind. They helps us to understand and better ourselves, to
recognize
our potential in thought and feeling and to expand our collective vision.
Whether it's the car you drive to work, or the work you do to make a
living,
without art and intelligence the human race is at a complete loss.
It is no
wonder that when governments start cutting funding to art, they cut their
own
throats, damage future generations ability to cope and inaugurate decline.
These are my
thoughts of the moment as I face my own financial crisis. How do I
deal with
it, well creatively of course, because I have denied myself any other
option.
Long Live Art and Mastery of Self. Love, V."" 18 July 2004