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9. Art, Education and Spirit: United
“We cannot solve our present problems using the same type of thinking which created them” (Albert Einstein)
Being artistic is not the opposite of being practical. Far from it: to be a true artist one must draw on practical skills. Likewise to be truly practical, one must draw on creative skills. However, due to the advent of mass production of goods and specialisation of skills, these two facets of humankind’s potentiality have been separated out over time and made to appear as opposing qualities. (more…)