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Create Dangerously: The Power and Responsibility of the Artist by Albert Camus
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hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Iām not sure what to make of this book. There are some fantastic quotes but Camusās arguments overall arenāt particularly precise or revelatory.
The titular speech contends that art should not be superficial but it shouldnāt be propagandistic either, and it should speak truth without trying to replicate reality (an impossible task). It is, according to Camus, the artistās responsibility to not succumb to either extreme.
āArt cannot be a monologue.ā
āArt is neither complete rejection nor complete acceptance of what is. It is simultaneously rejection and acceptance, and this is why it must be a perpetually renewed wrenching apart.ā
There are two supplementary speeches: āDefence of Intelligenceā and āBread and Freedom.ā āDefence of Intelligenceā discusses the importance of logic in a world filled with violence and hatred. Itās a little pretentious but sure, okay. āBread and Freedom,ā like āCreate Dangerously,ā advocates balance, this time between freedom and justice. I remember some evocative phrases like āthe doves of peace do not perch on gallows!ā but thatās about it.
Thereās not much to dislike about Create Dangerously but itās not that deep. Perhaps Camusās observations were more impressive in the 1940s and 50s but now they seem quite plain.Ā
Moderate: Slavery, Gun violence, Violence, War, Police brutality, and Sexism
Minor: Blood, Torture, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Death, Genocide, Murder, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia
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