tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701965081150127629.post9197163610374474317..comments2023-09-19T06:54:40.990-05:00Comments on A Spoonful of Salt: Art or Junk?Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989169897143070754noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701965081150127629.post-57048611756640305632011-03-30T06:21:31.918-05:002011-03-30T06:21:31.918-05:00Hoo, boy! LOL! I hope your Uncle Mark, the artist,...Hoo, boy! LOL! I hope your Uncle Mark, the artist, doesn't read this. These examples you've given of crazy artists are true...actually, whether it's art, or science, or acting, or almost any form of intellectual, creative or mental excellence, there's often a very fine line between genius and crazy. Think Van Gogh, who chopped off his own ear and committed suicide. He died penniless, having only sold one painting in his entire life. Or John Nash, the mathematical genius whose story is loosely told in 'A Beautiful Mind', or even Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook. There are countless other examples as well. We mere mortals just don't understand them, and indeed, I think it's their "insanity" that makes them capable of such great things. So, as long as one of them isn't asking me to borrow money all the time, I try and cut them some slack and appreciate and try to understand the way they view the world. That said, I heartily dislike modern art as well. I just don't get it. :-)~AJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701965081150127629.post-61305792903011976872011-03-29T18:26:21.257-05:002011-03-29T18:26:21.257-05:00Um. I don't consider this art myself. Some pe...Um. I don't consider this art myself. Some people have too much time on their hands!!!Karennoreply@blogger.com