A few
years ago, in Salem, Oregon, there was a late night cable access television
program where the host could be seen dancing nude and even defecating on
camera. His actions, however offensive, were called expressions of art and
protected from censorship.
Within
each of us is a vast potential for individualized creative expression. We all
have a choice of how we manifest our expressions, our art.
Under
the umbrella of art, comes a plethora of expressions: paintings, from oils to
illustrations; music, both composition and performance; literature, with its
story and poetry; film and theater with its drama and comedy and form, from
sculpture to carvings, but the most important expression of all is our
individual appreciation of things beautiful that stir the soul.
Perhaps there ought to be a litany of
requirements that before anyone may use the public airwaves or public space to
express prurient, voyeuristic and lewd creations as art, they must first
demonstrate a knowledge and appreciation of the other arts that express the
beauty and grace of humankind.
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