tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post2621641748674060955..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: A note on artistic expression & societyJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-85397065714169567202012-04-19T06:55:37.096+10:002012-04-19T06:55:37.096+10:00You demonstrate my underlying point, Evan.You demonstrate my underlying point, Evan.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-12384686637077601802012-04-19T06:55:03.679+10:002012-04-19T06:55:03.679+10:00Winton, that's a very good point. Those who co...Winton, that's a very good point. Those who complain that art in particular will destroy society or moral values - I have Robert Menzies in mind - are generally proved wrong. Where right, history tends to side with the artist!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-33617316185885790292012-04-18T10:08:53.344+10:002012-04-18T10:08:53.344+10:00I love ancient Egyptian art. I guess it doesn'...I love ancient Egyptian art. I guess it doesn't mean the same to me as it did to those who did it in some ways. But I still connect with it.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-73288569505289198122012-04-18T09:08:32.361+10:002012-04-18T09:08:32.361+10:00Perhaps the title of my post should have been: Sho...Perhaps the title of my post should have been: Should we feel despair about trends in the arts? My short answer is no. The stuff that fails to communicate anything worthwhile is unlikely to survive.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.com