why is it that every piece of art has to have a meaning,
has to stand for something, has to be analyzed down to the details,
has to be read in a certain way, has to be done for a reason
why can't it simply be done for pleasure, to please both the artist and the viewer
why must the world find reasons to everything,
find answers to why the line was drawn straight,
why the curve is the way it is
why can't people accept the paint on the canvas as a mark made at a moment in time based on what felt right there and then,
that there could have been no logical reason or symbolic meaning behind why red was used,
or why the line extends to the edge of the canvas to expand the spatial boundaries of the painting beyond the canvas,
or why the artist drew an overturned triangle to throw the viewer off balance
why can't people just observe and appreciate the beauty of a mark made in history for the way it is without judging,
why must there be a reason to everything
why do we inquire so much and probe so many questions when we can never know for sure if our answers are right
why must artists produce works because they wish to put across a statement
why can't we do things for no reason except incidentally making a mark in time


shit, the irony of these questions.