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Posted by Warm Worm on December 24, 2007, 12:05 pm
Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>> Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>>>> RicodJour wrote:
>>>>>> I've said that the purest form of art is the art you "never" see.
>>>>>> I said it with the idea of art with a profit-driven motive as a lesser
>>>>>> art.
>>>>>> So in some philosophic senses, I "reject" much of what is called art,
>>>>>> including music, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for your list(s), your culture seems more generous to you than me
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> maybe Don. Fortunately perhaps, there's now the internet, where,
>>>>>> ironically, the art that is "never" seen is being enjoyed by many,
>>>>>> freely.
>>>>> So, the art you never see is better...
>>>>> How do you know that? Faith-based art critic?
>>>> Well why not? ;D
>>>>
>>>> But I put quotes around "never" for a reason.
>>>>
>>>> And in any case, without quotes, I could have been writing more
>>>> poetically.
>>>> Life can be one giant canvas where you create your own works of
>>>> religion, foolery, art, etc..
>>>>
>>>> But go ahead: Compose music under a corporate contract and call it art.
>>>> Call it your foolery. I might even have a laugh for a fee.
>>> I'll take it you're not going to Tivo the next "American Idol."
>> Probably not.
>
> No matter. Next time you're in a mall, you'll hear'em. There's commercial
> radio on at my gym, and the same stuff plays for there for months. Only
> later do I learn that those sounds are from some Idol or other.
It's harassment...
Here in central downtown Ottawa, near the Rideau Centre Mall, they pipe
stuff on all-weather loudspeakers outside near the bus stops.
It might be to discourage panhandling.
I'd be tempted to rip them off or otherwise vandalize them if they
weren't mounted so high up.
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