Bonsai and religious/ mythology symbolism

7-Oct-2007	#21
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,257	That's the wonderful thing about living where we live, almost anythiing is allowed. There is of course the First Amendment of our contsitution that guarantees freedom of speech which this would fall under. However; the First Amendment does not guratantee that anyone has too, or will be compeled to listen, or in this case examine visually. Using that same freedom of speech it is perfectly allowable for those who object to what you may have done to call it anything from a master piece to a major disaster. Remember the old proverb that says one man's trash is another man's treasure? Not everyone thinks Warhol was a genius, or even a good artist for that matter. __________________ The only finished bonsai is a dead one; me 1992 MABA Des Moines Iowa

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9-Oct-2007

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lehket

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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.

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.

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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Originally Posted by Vance Wood

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.

Hmmm . . . well, I don't know about anyone else, but that's not a problem I would have.

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