Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:16:01 EST
Subject: Re: was: Re: PUPT: Bruce Schwartz


In a message dated 2/8/2002 1:33:55 AM Central Standard Time, Wayong-AT-aol.com 
writes:

<< but I could never get myself to 
 deliberately destroy a puppet or doll that I have successfully completed. 
But 
 I have destroyed during a uncompleted process before the puppet comes to 
 'life'. >>

WOW, I second that. The notion of art that you destroy is nihilistic. And, I 
might add, modern-- Suppose a welder-cum-artist welds pieces of autos 
together and sets a sledge hammer beside the exhibit with a sign: "Use Me." 
Call it a work in   progress, right?  
Alice


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