[15 March 2010]
"Artists use lies to tell the truth. Politicians use them to cover it up."
Stay tuned for more. . .
[16 March 2010]
. . . And we're back!
I mostly agree with Wright's assertion that politicians and artists are on opposite sides of the spectrum. For one, politicians are (mostly) concerned with constructing a logical argument that will appeal to the greatest number of people. Artists are more concerned with expressing what they themselves want to hear; this shows the clearly opposing polarities of artists and politicians. In Wright's world, the painters of the John Reed Club are more concerned with their cartoons, which actually scared away their desired audience (including Wright's mother). The "Wrighters" (couldn't resist) are trying to use their writing to convince people of their cause in a less harsh manner. It seems as if the artists in the book don't fit in well with the rest of the John Reed Club; this is what truly manifests their differences.
They are similar, however, in that artists and politicians both paint pictures, tell stories, and attempt to use their work to bring you to a fantasy world that really doesn't exist.
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Nice blog Kwams. You were able to tell us how artists are separate from politicians in the sense that artists create to create while politicians do so to create a logical argument, and also were able to tell us that they are similar in the sense of story telling. Two opposing ideas connect it seems. Wrighters was also good.
Steve
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