You’re a love, Diane. 🙂

I agree with, and do understand, shifting visionary perspectives. Along those lines ~ though not quite as deep, but perhaps equally valid ~ is the fact that throughout time emerging artists have tossed the world into a tizzy and been considered “outrageous!” by a public that prefers the comfort of the familiar. That all said, and forgive my defensiveness, I was not so much making a statement on the art ~ which admittedly, I do not care for, but that is secondary to my reaction to the determination by an “elite” few with money to burn as to what constitutes amazing forward thinking art and how much monetary value it is deserves. Because someone in the right circle says that the blue toilet seat on the wall is the epitome of greatness, it gets elevated to top collector status with a price in the millions, and those in the circle will nod and say “yes, so profound” to justify their investment. It’s a game I know little about, but just enough to have an opinion that there’s absurdity within it. So, please understand, while I may not care for the art dubbed “worth millions”, I do not judge the artist’s freedom of expression but the process in which it becomes a commodity.

Remember as humans our visual experience is limited.

We see an equivalent of a speck of dust in the totality of the Empire state building as it would relate to all of the light spectrum.

Allow man to advance even though it rubs against your preferences.

I will admit the monetization of life on planet earth is loaded with nonsense.

Keep doing what you do, Pat. You make people think, appreciate and smile. xo