Friday, July 27, 2012

Art for the sake of beauty

The dictionary identifies the word beauty as " the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit".

when I first started thinking about the word I imagine things that have a definable color and shape that is pleasing to me. As I have gotten older I realize that beauty can me many things, and that there is a place for savage beauty. Some of the music that we sing qualifies as a savage beauty. The human condition makes it necessary. While we are an advanced species there are times when something visceral can connect with us in a way that is more satisfying than a gentle well turned phrase.

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