The helpless act of witness which the painter wordlessly achieves.

                                                                            John Updike

he didnt like helpless acts

                             liked

being an actor

                 liked

confrontation

                liked struggle

liked winning  losing

                       winning  knowing hed lose   losing  knowing hed win

Every dog has its day

                         anlikewise

every dog doesnt

Updikes quote

                 witnessing  a helpless lot

for it involves ones self

cant be a witness if an actor

                               no longer ambivalent

the act

        even if coerced 

compassionate

provocative

sided

    Art forces witnessing

perhaps uncomfortably

    the Art the Act  committed

agree

disagree

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