James Roper
“modernist art’s drive toward abstraction might not signal its withdrawal from reality so much as reality’s withdrawal from it—that is, from art’s capacity to represent a reality transformed by technology and war.”
-Paul Klee
Ballpoint pen illustrations by Shane McAdams
Chloe Early
“Comfort sells easier than happiness. Comfort is easy. It requires no effort and no work. Happiness takes effort. It requires being proactive, confronting fears, facing difficult situations, and having unpleasant conversations.
Comfort equals sales. We’ve been sold comfort for generations and for generations we bought: bigger houses, separated further and further out into the suburbs; bigger TV’s, more movies, and take-out. The American public is becoming docile and complacent. We’re obese and entitled. When we travel, we look for giant hotels that will insulate us and pamper us rather than for legitimate cultural experiences that may challenge our perspectives or help us grow as individuals.
Depression and anxiety disorders are soaring within the US. Our inability to confront anything unpleasant around us has not only created a national sense of entitlement, but it’s disconnected us from what actually drives happiness: relationships, unique experiences, feeling self-validated, achieving personal goals…
Unfortunately, a by-product of our massive commercial success is that we’re able to avoid the necessary emotional struggles of life in lieu of easy superficial pleasures.”
Erwin Wurm
http://bananenplanet.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/10-things-most-americans-dont-know-about-america/
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