THE TRUE ARTIST

The true artist can never be pressured by society; his compelling art shirks-off all pressure except the pressure of Art!

I do not understand the purpose of prayer. Praying to whom? God, the Virgin Mary and numerous saints; Hindu gods outnumber all the gods of other faiths! -- The span, from Nature, Gods, to celestial beings... apsaras and avatars galore! The gods and spirits have to be supplicated and praised -- or else!

....Or else what? -- Or else nothing! The futility of prayers, said to nothing, to thin air...

It's good if the artist or writer means to make the viewer or reader laugh at his work. It's far better than crying before a work of art. The main purpose of the artist is to produce an elevated response. Then only is the work meaningful, and not a daub.

....Stupidity is the second nature of human beings; they go-about their mundane daily lives by being clever by half! -- Their basic nature is greed and selfishness... even their 'God' is pompous, like they like to be: it is He who says in the Old Testament, "I am holier than thou", obliquely used by humans against the fellow who is overly-pious, but actually expressing their own silly 'one-upmanship'! We know nothing, and science tells us less...

All the logic we may apply in order to discern the truth about Nature leaves us bewildered. And the formulas and theories of scientists and philosophers leave us cold!....

I seek Beauty more than knowledge. In fact, knowledge can be ugly.