The Razor's Edge, a 1984 post-war film, concerns the search for enlightenment. Marina Abramovic, a New York based Serbian performance artist, explores limits, fears and identity. Yves Klein, the artist responsible for A Zone of Immaterial Sensibility, draws on "The Void." And Dadaism throws logic and reason out the window. Only love can be heaven and hell. So...... what does it all mean? What is the point? And how are we supposed to live our life?
Any influential artist doesn't just paint a pretty picture. For an artist to have any real impact, they must cause the viewers to think, puzzle and mull things over. Usually the viewer asks questions applicable to the art work as well as the artist and perhaps methods used and methods intended, however the desired application is toward the viewer themselves. The wanting comes in waves. Ask yourself questions. You might not know the answer now. You might not ever know the answer. There isn't one right answer. The goal is simply to ask.
Why do you do what you do? 'Cause you've always done it? 'Cause people before you did it? 'Cause you're supposed to? 'Cause everyone else does it? I don't have the answer. Does anyone? Maybe so, maybe not. Hope that they follow. Just stop, think, and ask yourself a question, esoteric or mundane. Just ask. Just do. Just because.
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