Friday, November 27, 2009

What I admire

I admire Demian Hirst.

I admire him, not because he is a successful artist, but because he did not lose his soul within dealing with the art business.

Gagosian, Ssatchi, etc..... These massive galleries and their support might be overwhelming enough for the artist to change his taste to the galleries's curator's taste, but Hirst didn't. He was within the center of the art market, but he did not lose his art.

Can art be for the sake of art? Can mere beauty be the reason of art? Can just awe towards beauty be the reason for everything? Need more? Yes. I need to know more. for why it makes it beautiful.
This is not relevant, but I admire Mark Rothko for his sublime paintings. I admire Bill Viola for everything. Also I like Toxi. Toxi is the reason why I dream of going to England.

Hm... What else?

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