Hugo Gernsback tells the story of art

Author: A. L. Rowing
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Art is the barometer of society; it reflects the changing world more than the stock market or parliamentary debates. Long before the Second World War, art had already recorded the collapse of those outdated systems of good and bad rules, as well as the prevalence of various "isms" in the art world. Now, many of these "isms" are merely empty names—even when they were first born, people once cheered for them. A specialized book on art is not read by great artists, as they are too busy with their own work to have time for such books. Nor do mediocre artists read it, as they continue to engage in futile efforts, believing it a waste of time, money, and energy. Rowing did not intend to write such a specialized book or a textbook on art. He disliked those lovely ladies who had a strong interest in art and used it as a tool for cultivating their souls, as well as those respected gentlemen who sought spiritual peace and joy. He did not like these men and women who treated art merely as a tool. He liked the two children who ran out of that dilapidated farmhouse—the red-clothed boy and girl. He wrote for them. He spent 20 years collecting countless materials, intending to write a book about art, but kept postponing the start. Until those two children appeared in his sight. One held a violin, the other a painting case. The train Rowing was on sped past them, his eyes full of longing yet tinged with sorrow. Rowing knew that although they had not witnessed grand and magnificent things, they were also free from cruel deception and the mark of. This book is written for those with soft hearts, for those who are free from worldly desires.