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D... interesting thread guys ! I, FWIW, see Art as a form of human expression where the medium, be it image, sound, or whatever, is given more emphasize than the message itself (must be the french speaking here :-) My point is the artist doesn't (shouldn't ?) say : 'hey folks, look at WHAT I'am saying' but rather 'hey, look HOW I said (figured) this or that' This leads me to the other point I find important in Art, and modelling is included, IMHO : it should make people feel good or, at least, better We all know that our RR don't want to show misery, death, etc... They may evoke these accessorily (depression era layouts, war time ops), but seldom focuse on them, instead they show that life, and thus hope, keeps going. I find the most moving paintings or movies about war and other catastrophes, to be those which don't directly throw blood and guts in your face, but rather evoke the small candle ligth that keeps on burning amid much anger and confusion RR modelling, with its simple vignettes, modest pace, everyday life images conveys the same kind of idea, in my humble opinion. An other reason why modelling is a form of Art to me is that it tries to represent the beauty of creation, and the world is really a piece of Art, AFAIC. My other rationale is that RR modeling makes people to know better each others. I found out the US were a country and culture that deserved attention, by learning (this is a ongoing process) their RR History, which leaded me to study their 'general' History. This is how I found out that this country was really BUILT, often amid harsh difficulties, not GIVEN to, along with air conditioned cars, jet aircrafts, satelite broadcasting,etc... As far as I know, Art is something that can make people live better themselves and together, and it is exactly what RR modelling, in its modest role, does, according to me :-)
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