I know a lot of artists want to keep being artists in times of danger. One is always amazed by artists who continue to produce art in trying or dangerous circumstances. Prisoners who write, for example. Musicians who perform in the ruins of war or natural disaster. It feels good. Life-affirming. You could, for example, dance ballet in the middle of a war, but what is the point? That is indirectly the subject of a bried but poignant article in
Art vs War
We dont throw away our talent because it is our culture that needs preserving .
As long as pysanky ( in this case native Ukrainian art, but in any case ART , any and all) are made the monster is proportionately bound
Loose our culture and we are gone .
There aren't many artists who are better off as warriors. There are exceptions, always .
But what is worth fighting for if it no longer exists?
Should everyone feel survival guilt ?( the active case of surviving) do we dumb down attempts to be positive during war time .
We have to stalk joy.
It can still have teeth though ....