Chapter 65
The ancient craftsmen, knowing
well the
way of the Creative Harmony
did not attempt to make
art into a fashion
their work was integrated
into the traditions
and cultures where they
worked.
Why is the audience
hard to please?
They have become too sophisticated
and restless.
They look always for some
thing new.
When art becomes fashionable
and trendy it
becomes degraded.
When artists grow weary
of commercialism and hype
they begin to look for deeper
traditional standards.
Knowing the difference
between these two approaches
is to begin the return to
the original meanings of art
which are universal and
profound.
This search returns the mastercraftsman
to the Universal Harmony;
behind them the cultures
follow.
|