Lost in the Vanity
“All art is at once surface and symbol.
Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.
Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work
is new, complex, and vital.
When critics disagree the artist is in accord with
himself.
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he
does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless
thing is that one admires it intensely.
All art is quite useless.”
- Oscar Wilde
Photo by foolsxparadise.
Entered into Alexander Bernadotte’s PHOBIAS CONTEST.
Phobias:
Eisoptrophobia (ī´ sō trō fō bēä) n. The irrational fear of seeing one’s reflection, most commonly with the use of mirrors.
Callophobia (cal ō´ fō bēä) n. The abnormal fear of beauty, beautiful people or things.
Entered into Xhexania’s Deadly Sins Quote Contest.
Quote:
“The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.”
- Samuel Butler
Word Count:
904wds
Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.
Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work
is new, complex, and vital.
When critics disagree the artist is in accord with
himself.
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he
does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless
thing is that one admires it intensely.
All art is quite useless.”
- Oscar Wilde
Photo by foolsxparadise.
Entered into Alexander Bernadotte’s PHOBIAS CONTEST.
Phobias:
Eisoptrophobia (ī´ sō trō fō bēä) n. The irrational fear of seeing one’s reflection, most commonly with the use of mirrors.
Callophobia (cal ō´ fō bēä) n. The abnormal fear of beauty, beautiful people or things.
Entered into Xhexania’s Deadly Sins Quote Contest.
Quote:
“The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.”
- Samuel Butler
Word Count:
904wds