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"Non-conformity for its own sake cannot be the source of true or valuable originality, therefore. The only kind of non-conformity that leads to worthwhile originality is the unselfconscious kind, that arises because the person has something new to express that is transcendently worthwhile, sub specie aternitatis as it were, and that might or might not lead him into conflict with others. Doctor Johnson, with his usual penetration, has it absolutely right:
Singularity, as it implies a contempt of the general practice, is a kind of defiance which justly provokes hostility or ridicule; he, therefore, who indulges in peculiar traits is worse than others, if he be not better.
Originality is not, therefore, a virtue in itself, moral or artistic; and a man who sets out to be original without both the technical ability to express something new, and (most important of all) the possession of something worthwhile new to express, is merely egotistical."
do you agree with this cunt™?
- I have no idea********
- I read the words but what does it mean? I have NO idea.
the usual penetration I guess******** - is there an image of this somewhere that i can add to my ffffound?7point34
- see below********
- pretty much defines most of modern art, doesnt it?Greedo
- I suppose. But L'll take the muddle over catholic realism.********
- Dr Johnson said cunt?********
- I have no idea