Artists often criticize; they interpret the world within a new light; they portray a point through imagery. The Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka portrays a figure who is so obsessed with his own art and artistic interpretation, he takes it upon himself to torture his own body in order to criticize his onlookers, almost as the … Continue reading For the Love of Art, and Verfremdung
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A Theory of the Art in Life
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell from 1984 Are we all really a blank canvas? Critical Theory as I understand it, applies rules and structures to the … Continue reading A Theory of the Art in Life
Poesie Sans, Souci 