“The Fragile Canvas: Art, Empathy, and the Rise of Aesthetic Cruelty”
This title captures the overarching themes of the collection: the delicate nature of art and humanity, the erosion of empathy in a disposable culture, and the tension between cruelty and re-humanization as competing forces shaping the artistic and social landscape. It emphasizes the vulnerability of both art and humanity in the face of modern entitlement and disposability while hinting at the potential for restoration.
2: From Empathy to Aesthetic Cruelty
3: Art in the Age of Entitlement
4: The Manifesto of Aesthetic Cruelty
5: The Manifesto of Re-Humanisation
This collection interrogates the dehumanizing forces of entitlement, disposability, and aesthetic cruelty in modern culture, contrasting them with art’s enduring potential to foster empathy, resilience, and re-humanization.
The Disposable Artist
This manuscript critiques the devaluation of artists and creative labor in a convenience-driven society that prioritizes consumption over human effort and craftsmanship.
From Empathy to Aesthetic Cruelty
It explores how societal desensitization to suffering evolves into the active enjoyment and orchestration of misfortune as a form of emotional and cultural expression.
Art in the Age of Entitlement
This work examines how entitlement and instant gratification have transformed art into a commodity, disconnecting it from the human labor and empathy that once defined its value.
The Manifesto of Aesthetic Cruelty
This manifesto defends the deliberate creation and enjoyment of others’ suffering as an art form, positioning it as a response to the emotional void of modern culture.
The Manifesto of Re-Humanization
This manifesto calls for a return to art as a force for empathy, healing, and connection, rejecting cruelty and disposability in favor of shared humanity and resilience.
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