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I do not think that anything will take the place of art; not that I doubt the ingenuity of man, which seems to be boundless in the direction of making himself unhappy, but because I believe the springs of art in the human mind to be deathless, and also because it seems to me easy to see the causes of the present obliteration of the arts. I DO NOT THINK THAT ANYTHING WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF ART NOT THAT I DOUBT THE INGENUITY OF MAN WHICH SEEMS TO BE BOUNDLESS IN THE DIRECTION OF MAKING HIMSELF UNHAPPY BUT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE SPRINGS OF ART IN THE HUMAN MIND TO BE DEATHLESS IT ALSO BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME EASY TO SEE THE CAUSES OF THE PRESENT OBLITERATION OF THE ARTS
rywhere growing uglier and more commonplace, in spite of the conscious and very strenuous efforts of a small group of people towards the revival of art, which are so obviously out of joint with the tendency of the age that, while the uncultivated have not even heard of them, the mass of the cultivated look upon them as a joke, and even that they are now beginning to get tired of. Now, if it be true, as I have asserted, that genuine art is an unmixed blessing to the world, this is a serious matter; for at first sight it seems to show that there will soon be no art at all in the world, which will thus lose an unmixed blessing; it can ill afford to do that, I think. For art, if it has to die, has worn itself out, and its aim will be a thing forgotten; and its aim was to make work happy and rest fruitful. Is all work to be unhappy, all rest unfruitful, then? Indeed, if art is to perish, that will be the case, unless something is to take its place—something at present unnamed, undreamed of. CIVILIZATION THE WORLD IS EVERYWHERE GROWING UGLIER AND MORE COMMONPLACE IN SPITE OF THE CONSCIOUS AND VERY STRENUOUS EFFORTS OF A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE TOWARDS THE REVIVAL OF ART WHICH ARE SO OBVIOUSLY OUT OF JOINT WITH THE TENDENCY OF THE AGE THAT WHILE THE UNCULTIVATED HAVE NOT EVEN HEARD OF THEM THE MASS OF THE CULTIVATED LOOK UPON THEM AS A JOKE AND EVEN THAT THEY ARE NOW BEGINNING TO GET TIRED OF NOW IF IT BE TRUE AS I HAVE ASSERTED THAT GENUINE ART IS AN UNMIXED BLESSING TO THE WORLD THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER FOR AT FIRST SIGHT IT SEEMS TO SHOW THAT THERE WILL SOON BE NO ART AT ALL IN THE WORLD WHICH WILL THUS LOSE AN UNMIXED BLESSING IT CAN ILL AFFORD TO DO THAT I THINK FOR ART IF IT HAS TO DIE HAS WORN ITSELF OUT AND ITS AIM WILL BE A THING FORGOTTEN AND ITS AIM WAS TO MAKE WORK HAPPY AND REST FRUITFUL IS ALL WORK TO BE UNHAPPY OR REST UNFRUITFUL THEN INDEED IF ART IS TO PERISH THAT WILL BE THE CASE UNLESS SOMETHING IS TO TAKE ITS PLACE SOMETHING AT PRESENT UNNAMED UNDREAMED OF
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