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Originally Posted by Vance Wood
To me art is the unincumbered flow of the creative process. It may have some subliminal influences in it from deep held beliefs that will color that flow and determine the final outcome.
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I would agree with that. What I might disagree with is this:
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Originally Posted by Vance Wood
If you desire to make a bonsai reflecting the BaHai faith then your bonsai is going to look contrived and unnatural, the same could be said of other purposeful attempts to contrive a bonsai around a particular predetermined premise.
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I don't think I would agree with that (at least not as such), because we certainly hear a lot about how bonsai should reflect such values as harmony, survival in adversity, etc. and these are really no different from the kinds of values or principles I would be seeking to reflect in bonsai.
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There is another point here to consider and this is not pointed at anyone for any reason it is simply my understanding of human nature. Some find bonsai such a relaxing and positive thing in their lives that they feel somehow guilty that maybe God might not approve of this new found love. Some of these people may think they will gain God's approval by doing Godly bonsai. Just a thought and not a condemnation.
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Hmmm . . . well, I don't know about anyone else, but that's not a problem I would have.
