Exploration Through Art

Ignorance is like a pinpoint of a perspective. It is a restricted view, not unlike Plato’s shadows on the wall. Through knowledge life becomes illuminated and we can piece together the puzzle in our minds to form a broader, if less definitive view of the world.

Knowledge is important because increases the capacity for prediction. We can theorize an outcome and test it through action. A positive outcome is not a conclusion, but it is evidence for a theory. A negative conclusion is evidence against it. This is applicable in many capacities, in science, politics, economics, ecology, sociology. All forms of study seek to gather knowledge so that it is possible to predict an outcome. When an outcome is positively predicted enough times it can be considered a truth within a certain set of criteria. By behaving based upon observation we can create positive predictions in order to direct the dynamics of a particular environment.

Change can be a source of anxiety because new conditions make for less informed predictions. The danger of uninformed predictions can result in pain, uncertainty and even death. Though change can be precarious it can also lead to a richer life through useful innovation. It is normal to be apprehensive of such exploration, but through it new things may be accomplished.

For me art is the ultimate exploration. Art is an avenue for broadening perspective. It is a way to see things in many different lights. It is a method of understanding new things, and evaluating unusual situations. It is way to experience and experiment. I enjoy making new (sometimes tenuous) connections. I want to find connections for all of life, and the entire world. I crowd my mind with so many things that it feels as scattered as grapeshot; dots of ideas spread all over, connected in a complex and often incomprehensible matrix. Dancing, business, friends, literature from the past, predictions for the future, sex, math, neurology, current events, political rhetoric, the scientific method are all related in my mind. It is from all these things I try to cull a cohesive narrative or at least a semblance of meaning. For me the playful meandering through thought often results in an illuminating experience. It’s not only how I create, it is how I comprehend.