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July 13, 2007
the culture of art can enlighten mankind
Art establishes the true image of reality, for its primary function is to ‘show’, not to describe. It is up to us to ‘see’ what it represents. It cannot reveal more than life teaches, but it can evoke in us the conviction existent truth. The culture of art can enlighten mankind, for it not only reveals human culture, but being free, advances it.
Human life is oppressed by internal causes-both physical and moral-as well as by external factors. It is necessary to fight against both. All that can help us to understand the evils of oppression is useful both to present and future. Therefore it is essential to demonstrate that art can help to clarify this evil. Art is the aesthetic establishment of complete life-unity and equilibrium-free from all oppression. For this reason it can reveal the evil of oppression and show the way to combat it.
Piet Mondrian
Posted by amin at July 13, 2007 10:30 AM