L’ art pour L’art
This translates to Art for Art’s sake. It is an expression that according to Wikipedia means “‘true’ art is utterly independent of any and all social values and utilitarian function, be that didactic, moral, or political. Such works are sometimes described as autotelic (from Greek: autoteles, ‘complete in itself’), a concept that has been expanded to embrace “inner-directed” or “self-motivated” human beings.”
Do we always need our art to have a deep and profound meaning? I don’t think so. I do find joy when my writing has philosophical ties and thoughtful metaphors but at the same time, I love Kawaii and Bee and Puppycat. Even though the latter does have some moral lessons involved, they just bring me joy as they are. It’s ok to create something that simply brings you joy.
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