Talking of paintings, I recall when the Whitlam government purchased the Jackson Pollack work 'Blue Poles for $1.3m, the Old Farts were jumping up and down then, calling it worthless garbage. Like with so many of the Whitlam governments initiatives the Old Farts have been forced to eat their words as they collect their increased pension and flash their Medicare card for free medical.

We now have a new concept "benign racism" is that like having a benign tumor growing out of your arse.

Sad passing of Desmond Tutu in South Africa, a fighter all his life of "benign racism" .

Paul,
I’ve seen Blue Poles and I’ve seen better painting on the sides of sheds.

Issy,

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so they say, seen a few works of art that leave me cold.

Those guys who did the dot art, which I do like, its got a character all of its own, even if its only 5 minutes old. The wife went to an aboriginal art class in Sydney, just for interest and said the dot painting is hard to do, she preferred the straight bark painting, but again couldn't get that aboriginal style correct. Wife is good at flax weaving, learn from her granny starting at the age of 5, took her 10 years to learn the basics, granny started her on gathering the flax at first, hard work for a 5 year old.

Is Mise: I’ve seen Blue Poles and I’ve seen better painting on the sides of sheds.

I agree.

For the benifits of those reading Genesis Story, there has been a lot of misinformation of the understanding of the facts contained. There is only three times God creates not seven. !. Time space and matter [chemicals] 2. beginning of life. 3. The human mind and spirit to create [made in God's image].

All other developments happened by the nature of the already created chemicals and envirionment eg. Let the Earth bring forth. etc. Read the Hebrew not English translations.

Issy a funny one,

Some gallery had an abstract painting hanging for years. Then the artists himself paid a visit to said art gallery. Keen to impress, the officials took the artist to show him his great masterpiece, they swooned over it, telling him how magnificent it was, capturing ones true inner self etc etc. The artists said; "Yes, yes, quite so, but one question...WHY! is my great work hanging UPSIDE DOWN!.... "oh, sh!t, we don't know."