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Re: (Re)Introduction, Art, Nature, Periods of the Day

From:Joseph Fatula <fatula3@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 4, 2003, 0:01
From: "Ajin Kwai" <yasmin4@...>
Subject: (Re)Introduction, Art, Nature, Periods of the Day


> hi, i'm yasmin... > i used to post regularly, perhaps a couple years ago, > but have been lurking again the past few weeks. Never > formally introduced myself in the first place.
Welcome! Or at least, welcome back!
> 29 yo "professional" freespirit, been working on my > pet project draqa since i was 10. It's been through > quite a change over the years, but still retains even > a bit of original material. There have been others, > but only draqa really has demanded to be nurtured...
Show us draqa! We must have draqa!
> the recent lexicon/defense of nature discussion has > been fairly interesting for me. It does seem to > demonstrate how difficult it is to step outside of > one's own cultural shoes. Art is basically Symbol > when it comes down to recognizing universal patterns > of human behaviour. There are cultures with no > concept of "art", yet they engage most earnestly in > what Westerners would term "art". To the doer, the > particular act may be "worship", "magic", "duty", > "custodianship", "speech", "expression", "living" ... > not neccessarily "art - ifice".
It's sort of like the concept of religion. If you ask an atheist for a description of "religion", you'll get one thing. If you ask your average anthropologist, you might get another. But to someone who actually believes in a "religion", it's a whole different story.