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Therefore the Aim of Art is to increase the happiness of men, by giving them beauty and interest of incident to amuse their leisure, and prevent them wearying even of rest, and by giving them hope and bodily pleasure in their work; or, shortly, to make man's work happy and his rest fruitful. THEREFORE THE AIM OF ART IS TO INCREASE THE HAPPINESS OF MEN BY GIVING THEM BEAUTY AND INTEREST OF INCIDENT TO AMUSE THEIR LEISURE AND PREVENT THEM WEARYING EVEN OF REST AND BY GIVING THEM HOPE AND BODILY PLEASURE IN THEIR WORK OR SHORTLY TO MAKE MAN'S WORK HAPPY AND HIS REST FRUITFUL
roducing something which, when done, shall give pleasure to the user of it. Or, again, this extra labour, when it is extra, is undertaken with the aim of satisfying that mood of energy by employing it to produce something worth doing, and which, therefore, will keep before the worker a lively hope while he is working; and also by giving it work to do in which there is absolute immediate pleasure. Perhaps it is difficult to explain to the non-artistic capacity that this definite sensuous pleasure is always present in the handiwork of the deft workman when he is working successfully, and that it increases in proportion to the freedom and individuality of the work. Also you must understand that this production of art, and consequent pleasure in work, is not confined to the production of matters which are works of art only, like pictures, statues, and so forth, but has been and should be a part of all labour in some form or other: so only will the claims of the mood of energy be satisfied. E SAKE OF THE HOPE OF PRODUCING SOMETHING WHICH WHEN DONE SHALL GIVE PLEASURE TO THE USER OF IT OR AGAIN THIS EXTRA LABOR WHEN IT IS EXTRA IS UNDERTAKEN WITH THE AIM OF SATISFYING THAT MOOD OF ENERGY BY EMPLOYING IT TO PRODUCE SOMETHING WORTH DOING AND WHICH THEREFORE WILL KEEP BEFORE THE WORKER A LIVELY HOPE WHILE HE IS WORKING AND ALSO BY GIVING IT WORK TO DO IN WHICH THERE IS ABSOLUTE IMMEDIATE PLEASURE PERHAPS IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN TO THE NON ARTISTIC CAPACITY THAT THIS DEFINITE SENSUOUS PLEASURE IS ALWAYS PRESENT IN THE HANDIWORK OF THE DEFT WORKMAN WHEN HE IS WORKING SUCCESSFULLY AND THAT IT INCREASES IN PROPORTION TO THE FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUALITY OF THE WORK ALSO YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PRODUCTION OF ART AND CONSEQUENT PLEASURE IN WORK IS NOT CONFINED TO THE PRODUCTION OF MATTERS WHICH ARE WORKS OF ART ONLY LIKE PICTURES STATUES AND SO FORTH BUT HAS BEEN AND SHOULD BE A PART OF ALL LABOUR IN SOME FORM OR OTHER SO ONLY WILL THE CLAIMS OF THE MOOD OF ENERGY BE SATISFIED
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