Not a bad point from Saul. I plead guilty as charge because as an artist my goal is to make abstract thoughts literal as paintings. wc
----- Original Message ---- From: saulostrow <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, June 9, 2012 2:11:36 PM Subject: Re: Scott Fitzgerald quote and "the definition of an artist" The ability to think abstractly is on the decline - we are becoming increasingly literal minded - thought has become instrumental - all you need do is read most of the post to this listserv On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Michael Brady <[email protected]>wrote: > On Jun 9, 2012, at 2:14 PM, saulostrow wrote: > > > The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to think abstractly > > and act concretely > > Intelligence can't act, per se. But if you mean the for a person with > first-rate intelligence to think abstractly and act concretely, well, > that's > everybody! > > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady > > -- Saul Ostrow *Crtical Voices* 21STREETPROJECTS 162 West 21 Street NYC, NY 10011
