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Artist Statement for Lao Dan
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In late modernity artists have not only to master a technique of representation as was the case during the past tens of thousands of years they now also have to come up with their own content! They need to master their technique in order not to be burdened by technical matters but content definitely finds central stage in artistic creation and "beauty" or "ugliness" relates thus more and more to the content of a work.
Without technique an artwork seems inachieved and without intellectual content it is as if it were shallow.
We breathe the air of our time in a very selective fashion and the air of our time is our present day reality. Knowledge is our breathing technique and it acts as a catalyst on our visions of human perceptions of reality.
In our extremely rapidly changing world art is all about rendering in visual signs the human perception of reality that is emerging. Such signs have a societal functionality which is to help unify the worldview of all in our societies and thus assure the cohesiveness of our societies. Viewed through such a lens, and seen the utter atomization of our late modern societies, one could argue that the role of the artist might be one of the most important societal roles...
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