Commandment V: Thou shalt not kill the spirit of art.
Art is the life energy of culture. Art is the voice of the human self. Art is the conscience of us humans. Art is the maker of beauty--from the decorative to the sublime. Art is the lens through which we learn to see ourselves and the world more deeply.
Culture embraces art and tries to kill it at the same time. Culture doesn't know what to make of art. Culture dances around art in the educational process. Culture wants comfort and investment return from art, something art cares little about.
We kill art when we try to love it in all the wrong ways. We kill art when we kidnap it and hold it hostage. We kill art when we deny its spirit.
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