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Think that you have been born blind, that you belong to world of blind people who have never seen and, therefore, don't have any idea of what colour or visual shapes are.

Now, what would Art mean to such a society? Which form of arts would they have?

Think that you belong to a society that is mostly deaf-mute.

Now, ask yourself the same questions.

Think that you belong to a society mostly formed by people who are deaf-mute and blind.

Now, ask yourself the same questions.

Now, think about our world, where there are considerable groups of people with important disabilities that affect the way they percive the worl, they are deaf-mute, blind, have neurological ailments, they are daltonic, they don't have hands, and so on.

Now, think about Art in general, its meaning and Universality. I don't want you to focus on those people, but ont he role that Art would play or plays for them. This is an exercise to understand and think.

Share your thoughts out loud, at least in a way that I can know what you think.

There are two paintings in a gallery of Art, both for sale and for exhibition.

There is one painter that never sells anything, but people goes, seats in front of his painting for hours. However, his painting is always there, on the wall, being watched.

There is one painter that never attracts this sort of attention. Nobody goes to seat in front of his painting. However, every time the gallery shows a new piece, somebody buys the piece.

None of these artists are known or have any fame, they are just anonymous artists.Both paintings are well painted, with similar styles and subject, similar formats and techniques.

MY QUESTION: Which painting DO YOU BELIEVE has more value from the point of view of Art and WHY?

This is not a contest, is a way of thinking together. I have my opinion of course, but not everybody sees things in the same way. That is why I' m asking YOU.

I'm looking forward to hearing your opinions. Don't be shy!