[Jewelry making - Article 00341] - Re: [Orchid] Conceptual Jewelry

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     about a year ago I turned a corner and saw just that - a computer
>     keyboard with the cord cut, glued to the wall, it made me laugh
>     and it made me think. 

    Hmmm, that's interesting-- It does seem as though a computer
    keyboard stuck to a wall in, say, a gallery would merit no more than
    a shrug, but as "graffiti"-- stuck to, as I imagine it, a brick
    outside wall of a random city building (at a rakish angle) would be
    thought provoking. Context makes a huge difference. Like, a hoop in
    an earlobe is not going to get any attention, but put it in some
    less-expected spot, and there is a message there that is quite
    different, even if it is only "ouch!" 

    Not sure what to conclude, but I will add that, personally, I feel
    no more necessity to nail down the definition (existence) of art
    than I do the definition (existence) of God. In fact, I will go so
    far as to say that these uncertainties, along with many others,
    enrich our universe. I am reminded of a quote which, sadly, I cannot
    attribute: "The purpose of philosophy is not to close questions, but
    to keep them open". 

    On a side note-- I just did a search to see if I could find the
    source of the quote and--oops!-- the only reference is to a very
    similar post I wrote on this forum in March 2005, in response to a
    very similar thread. Nice to know I still agree with myself! 

Noel
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