From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Mon Oct 25 1999 - 11:59:51 MDT
At 10:23 AM 10/23/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> >I do fear, as I've mentioned on this list before, that conscious attempts
>to
>> >create art movements usually backfire.
>>
>> A myth to be debunked. Never head of one backfiring,
>
>Socialist realism, which is mostly slop.
Coming from an individualist, this may sound odd, but I've always *liked*
socialist realism. There are some fantastically powerful and optimistic and
pro-technology sculptures and structures in Russia (such as the soaring
edifice honoring Tsoliovsky (sorry if I butchered the spelling here), and I
like the bold, heroic portrayals of workers.
I found it hilarious back in the early '80s, when the libertarian influence
was growing among young student members of the conservative party, when a
newsletter came out with a socialist realist style cover. It looked just
like a heroically bold picture of Lenin, but showed a tough working class
guy holding a copy of one of Friedrich Hayek's books.
Apparently one person's slop is another's spice!
Max
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