I once heard a radio show where this guy went around and interviewed people and asked them all the same question:
"If you could have only one super power, and you had to choose between the power of flight, or the power of invisibilty, which one would you choose and why?"
So, how about you? Which would you choose?

First of all, you don't babble. I enjoy reading your comments. I'm the babbler!
As far as the super powers, almost everyone in that radio essay chose fljght, just as you did, and for the same reason. I guess the point was that we all have some do-good quality in us. I thought it was interesting that more people passed up the chance to be bad without consequence. I may have to post that question in my journal to see what other people say.
And now, about the art. I really like your input on this, because I haven't quite figured it out yet. You said that when you see a piece you like, you can't help but think what the artist was thinking. This was my point about challenging the viewers intellect; it makes you think. I see your point about Picasso and Matisse, but would that change if you saw art that wasn't such a large part of art history? Maybe this changes my argument a bit. Like, say you walked in on a show of my work, for example. You would be curious about what I was thinking, but would you care how I did the work? Would that change your opinion?

[Edited on Aug 20, 2005 11:29AM]