The first two paragraphs describe Yoko Ono perfectly. The author brings up many things she is not, or how she tells us to do silly or impossible things. She is simply trying to change the way people look at things. Ono doesn't care about any "art rules" she is supposed to follow, or many other rules given to her by society for that matter. John Lennon and her were so similar in so many ways.
"The other way to make art is to tear down what’s between us and nature, us and eternity, us
and the realization that everything is already perfect. In this experience of art, the viewer or
listener loses respect for the current order or arrangement of civilization and thus becomes
powerful, like King Kong, and outside civilization, like God — or simply like the shuffling
janitor who is pleased with his own work and sleeps well."
This quote was my favorite from anything we have read so far, and probably anything we will read this semester. People these days think we have no connection to nature, that we really aren't animals anymore and what we do to the planet and other humans really doesn't have an effect on a larger scale. Truth is everything is connected in one way or another, and we are distancing ourselves from anything nature. We give up being able to see the stars and the infinite areas of space because we are scared of the dark. We give up being able to see all of the world and be friends with everyone out there because we focus to much on ourselves and trying to look better to impress other people, or just because people in countries hate each other for no good reason and it is dangerous to be there. It shows that all you need to be happy is to be happy with yourself, which no matter what you are doing, your happiness just depends on how you are viewing it.
My only problem with this article is that it makes me realize that until the majority of the world tries to think like Ono does, nothing will get fixed.
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