Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Expressed Relativity



Even time is not absolute. These are not the exact words of Einstein, but is the crux of his Theory of Relativity. This is a statement that has been well tested and if not, then atleast universally accepted. Logically, the relativity of time does make sense, where in its the observer's reference frame that decides how he measures time. What if this was to hold good for everything without any exception (as physics and chemistry is nothing but exceptions stated in a structured form)? Nothing then would have been absolute - Nothing.
And ART might be one of the victims of this theory. What makes an art form so widely famous and accepted is not its inherent quality. It rather is the relative perception it creates in the minds of the people- relative to some pre held perception. For instance the Expressionistic art form prevalent in the early 90s became so famous as the people perceived it better than the existing art form and to some other reference. what makes this more complicated is the fact that many art forms which could have been great could not be adopted or received the right recognition , just because of the RELATIVITY.
Aargh-- Its either that i am losing my cognitive abilities (obviously relatively) or its this odd time of 2 in early morning (again relative), thats taken a toll on my writing.
The very famous picture above - 'The Scream' by Munch, describes the very state of my mind.

Not to mention that the description is RELATIVE.

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