Bach going Picasso
Two story came to notice describing differential importance attributed to work of art by society,, first one about how a intricate piece of musical composition was ignored by mere mortals in great city of Washington DC,,,
second was about a painting being sold for a staggering amount of US$ 106 million in a similar city called New York,, (to put the amount into perspective, it can feed 66 million hungry schoolchildren around the globe for approximately 12 days)
in first story they raise questions about ability of common man to appreciate beauty of art in his everyday environment, they argue that we the common man are not bothered about their so called great piece of art,, one question came to my mind,,, wat if it isnt a piece of great art??? wat if all this is a illusion created to sell those 100$ tickets...
lots of us complain about dumb looking pieces of canvas being sold for million of dollars (story 2 is a proof),,, but not many complain about work of Mozart, Bach,,,, why they r untouchables...
I value things which are important to me,,, same goes for each one of us,,, songs sung by unknown throats using crude pieces of metals serving as musical instruments make our day...why m I supposed to go crazy about things which r beyond my comprehension,,,
after all they say beauty lies in the eye of beholder,,,
second was about a painting being sold for a staggering amount of US$ 106 million in a similar city called New York,, (to put the amount into perspective, it can feed 66 million hungry schoolchildren around the globe for approximately 12 days)
in first story they raise questions about ability of common man to appreciate beauty of art in his everyday environment, they argue that we the common man are not bothered about their so called great piece of art,, one question came to my mind,,, wat if it isnt a piece of great art??? wat if all this is a illusion created to sell those 100$ tickets...
lots of us complain about dumb looking pieces of canvas being sold for million of dollars (story 2 is a proof),,, but not many complain about work of Mozart, Bach,,,, why they r untouchables...
I value things which are important to me,,, same goes for each one of us,,, songs sung by unknown throats using crude pieces of metals serving as musical instruments make our day...why m I supposed to go crazy about things which r beyond my comprehension,,,
after all they say beauty lies in the eye of beholder,,,
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11:13 AM
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