“Because of its personal nature, the history of art is a revenge by individuals against the impersonality of the broader history of humanity.” Milan Kundera Dante gave the Gods reasons to flee Europe. He helped to establish for the first time in human history, individuals and individualism as the centre of social consciousness. To a degree this liberated us from delusional ideas, but they have left us with two distinct problems.
Rings loud and true, Robert. I was particularly struck by something I have often discussed with my sons and friends and acquaintances (sometimes with a different aim) - ''their distortions of the educational system, their narrow re-writing of history in schoolbooks''. I have realised numerous times, the lies told during my school days, for example, and beyond. Namely, I feel cheated of many historical truths which have become apparent, either as a cascade or drip by drip.
ART AS REVENGE
Thanks...can you send me an email? I would like to send you a longer document which has a more detailed response to you observations.......
Rings loud and true, Robert. I was particularly struck by something I have often discussed with my sons and friends and acquaintances (sometimes with a different aim) - ''their distortions of the educational system, their narrow re-writing of history in schoolbooks''. I have realised numerous times, the lies told during my school days, for example, and beyond. Namely, I feel cheated of many historical truths which have become apparent, either as a cascade or drip by drip.