Luxembourg art note 2023
As with most of my work this piece evolved over an extended
time and is an attempt to describe an ever more complex world that most of
humanity is not equipped to deal with. A
more recent graphite piece, included in this application has the title
"Smart But Not Smart Enough" which, I think, is central to my belief,
that we, as a species, though clever, and even capable in many ways, cannot
overcome our negative impulses. Greed,
self-interest, sociopathy, neurosis, demagoguery and aggressiveness when abetted
by an unfettered technology, in my opinion, far outweigh our better
impulses. The oft-repeated maxim about
old men decrying the excesses indiscretions and stupidity of the young no
longer applies. Evolution of technology
without concomitant maturation of our ability to control our negative impulses
is a disastrous stew. These are not new
ideas, but I do think the rise of fascism, enhanced by a "weaponized"
news media and web make the future increasingly uncertain.
I have mentioned sources and inspiration in describing
previous entries in this application. A
few I might mention are Bosch, Bruegel, Goya, and more recently Bacon, Beuys,
Graves, Bontecou; but many others.
Yeats' "The Second Coming" and Arnold's line "were
ignorant armies clash by night" resonate.
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