I'm building a webpage. Taking a class to do it. There is a lot to it, but at least it isn't rocket science Ta

Why Art

Art is the expression by humans to each other. While it may or may not communicate data essential to survival it never the less expresses that which has meaning between the artist and the recipient of that meaning. In human history the great flourish of art has only been within about the past 30,000 years. The Neanderthal had art, but much less than modern man. No doubt it had the approximately the same meaning in a rudimentary form to the higher meaning of modern man. It may be that other social animals have the capacity, but in a different form. For example is all the "communication" we hear amongst porpoises strictly data or could it at times be music. A mother singing lullabies to her children. It is certain that art is found in animals with higher capacity brains with a social behavior pattern and no where else. Some of our art can only be achieved by humans because of the technical capacities or physical features we humans have only. Because it exists then there is a need for it to exist even though we might not understand why it exists. This is my faith. Another statement of faith is that it had to have survival value for it to develop in the first place particularly when humans were living and surviving in a more technologically challenged environment. So art is not essentially tied to technology except where an art form is tied to the a particular technological development. Technology therefore has only been a refinement of that essence what has always been from that first expression of art

Man In Pajamas takes picture

This is a shot of Breskins Lighthouse in southern Holland. I think the only thing that slows the wind in Holland down at all is all the windmills there. It sure is tough taking an image. And this is in July. You'll see people with what people in the US call kites ( like a small parasail) that I've seen used for wind boarding. The Dutch don't though. Water's too cold. Some will have on swiming suits. A few of the spartans even wade with them. There were surfers though, but more out on the North Sea. Outstanding trip though. I highly recommend it. Just don't bring too many summery cloths.
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