{"id":4603,"date":"2011-01-16T06:09:27","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T06:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2011\/01\/16\/manifesto\/"},"modified":"2011-01-16T06:09:27","modified_gmt":"2011-01-16T06:09:27","slug":"manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/01\/16\/manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"___________ MANIFESTO*"},"content":{"rendered":"

fill in the blanks and send email to:\u00a0gallery@dhivehinet.net.mv<\/p>\n

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .<\/p>\n

Today, ___________ itself is obsolete. In documenting art<\/p>\n

on the basis of ___________: we are human and true<\/p>\n

for the sake of ___________, ___________, and<\/p>\n

___________. At the crossroads of the lights, alert,<\/p>\n

attentively awaiting ___________.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you find it futile and don’t want to waste your time on a<\/p>\n

___________ that means nothing, consider that here we<\/p>\n

cast ___________ \u00a0on fertile ground. Here we have a right<\/p>\n

to do some prospecting, for we have ___________.<\/p>\n

We are ghosts drunk on energy, we dig into ___________.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We are a ___________ as tropically abundant as<\/p>\n

___________, which is the art of making<\/p>\n

___________ established as ___________ on a<\/p>\n

canvas before our eyes,yet today the striving for<\/p>\n

___________ in a work of art seems ___________<\/p>\n

to art. Art is a ___________ concept, exalted as<\/p>\n

___________, inexplicable as life, indefinable and<\/p>\n

___________. The work of art comes into being through<\/p>\n

the ___________ of the elements.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The medium is as ___________ as the artist. Essential only<\/p>\n

is the forming, and because the medium is ___________,<\/p>\n

any ___________ whatsoever will ___________.\u00a0<\/p>\n

___________ is the name for such art.<\/p>\n

___________ stands for freedom. ___________<\/p>\n

changes meaning with the change in the insight of those who view\u00a0<\/p>\n

it. Every artist must be allowed to mold a picture out of<\/p>\n

___________. The ___________ of natural<\/p>\n

elements is ___________ to a work of art. Instead, it is the<\/p>\n

artist who ___________ to produce ___________,<\/p>\n

in order to make a better art.<\/p>\n

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .<\/p>\n

* written 1996.<\/p>\n

___________ MANIFESTO \u00a0via Michael Betancourt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

fill in the blanks and send email to:\u00a0gallery@dhivehinet.net.mv … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . Today, ___________ itself is obsolete. In documenting art on the basis of ___________: we are human and true for the sake of ___________, ___________, and ___________. 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