>I myself don't buy the "art is just expression" line of
>argumentation. As far as I can tell, that argument is
>primarily a tool to preclude discussion of serious thought
>about the dimensions of a work of art, primarily the ethical
>dimension (what should I do? how should I live?), which is
>the part of art that I'm most interested in now.

>Three cheers for craftsmanship. A good table and a good poem
>both take years of practice to create.