Comic Imperative Officially Dead
‘Artistic Imperative’ Voted In
SAN JOSE, CA
The well known and formerly beloved "Comic Imperative" has officially been voted useless by the Imperative Committee of Northern California (ICNC), according to committee spokeswoman Marge Dublatski.
"The decision was unanimous, with a vote of 50 - 0 in favor of disbanding the Comic Imperative. In truth, we're surprised it wasn't shelved years ago. From this moment onwards, all club members will now champion the Artistic Imperative," said Dublatski.
The decision should have dramatic effects almost immediately in both the art world and academia. "Of course, such changes take time to catch on in the popular culture and the media," stated Dublatski.
The vote was followed by an uncharacteristically riotous tea and biscuit ceremony of the usually staid and conservative ICNC (pronounced "ick nick"), whose convention at the McEnery Center went on until at least 10:30 p.m.
The comic imperative was created in the early 1990's by a subcommittee of ICNC members who felt that the world needed a new imperative that would keep up with the changing times. Although originally created to find the truth, albeit humorous, in any given situation regardless the cost to personal vanity, the comic imperative quickly became consumed by mass media and popular culture, and eventually turned into a dreaded form of Irony.
"In fact," according to Pete Colon (of the original Comic Imperative Subcommittee), "this lower form of Irony completely consumed all of mass media, and was beginning to render all forms of serious discourse and communication meaningless. Thus, we had to give the comic imperative a decent burial. We're sad to see it go, but it's time has come."
"The new Artistic Imperative aims at inspiring people to look for the 'artistic truth' or 'aesthetic beauty' of a given life situation, conversation, impression, feeling, or thought, even if this truth is so called 'ugly,' 'immoral,' 'improper,' or 'unpopular,' " according to Colon.
"We encourage people to look for truth that presents itself in whatever form it might take," says Colon, "and to point out that truth, or communicate it in whatever way you know how, be it through music, writing, painting, dancing, or any of the arts - even if this truth comes at the cost of giving up some of your own dearly held beliefs."
‘Artistic Imperative’ Voted In
SAN JOSE, CA
The well known and formerly beloved "Comic Imperative" has officially been voted useless by the Imperative Committee of Northern California (ICNC), according to committee spokeswoman Marge Dublatski.
"The decision was unanimous, with a vote of 50 - 0 in favor of disbanding the Comic Imperative. In truth, we're surprised it wasn't shelved years ago. From this moment onwards, all club members will now champion the Artistic Imperative," said Dublatski.
The decision should have dramatic effects almost immediately in both the art world and academia. "Of course, such changes take time to catch on in the popular culture and the media," stated Dublatski.
The vote was followed by an uncharacteristically riotous tea and biscuit ceremony of the usually staid and conservative ICNC (pronounced "ick nick"), whose convention at the McEnery Center went on until at least 10:30 p.m.
The comic imperative was created in the early 1990's by a subcommittee of ICNC members who felt that the world needed a new imperative that would keep up with the changing times. Although originally created to find the truth, albeit humorous, in any given situation regardless the cost to personal vanity, the comic imperative quickly became consumed by mass media and popular culture, and eventually turned into a dreaded form of Irony.
"In fact," according to Pete Colon (of the original Comic Imperative Subcommittee), "this lower form of Irony completely consumed all of mass media, and was beginning to render all forms of serious discourse and communication meaningless. Thus, we had to give the comic imperative a decent burial. We're sad to see it go, but it's time has come."
"The new Artistic Imperative aims at inspiring people to look for the 'artistic truth' or 'aesthetic beauty' of a given life situation, conversation, impression, feeling, or thought, even if this truth is so called 'ugly,' 'immoral,' 'improper,' or 'unpopular,' " according to Colon.
"We encourage people to look for truth that presents itself in whatever form it might take," says Colon, "and to point out that truth, or communicate it in whatever way you know how, be it through music, writing, painting, dancing, or any of the arts - even if this truth comes at the cost of giving up some of your own dearly held beliefs."
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