I don’t comment on current political events because my blog is anti-mainstream.
I prefer to stay as far away from political events as possible. In retrospect (we’re talking hundreds and thousands of years), my political opinion will be less significant than my contemplations and ruminations on an existential issue. However, the ‘War in Ukraine’ series was an exception. This series was a personal exploration of the intersection between art and political conflict, a topic that I found deeply horrifying and compelling simultaneously. For today (I wrote this text on the 27th of December, 2023), it was the only time I was publishing posts without scheduling them for the future. It was the only time I commented on the political issues in Europe.
Today, in Poland, we have a change of ruling party.
I do not like both sides, I must admit. I know and see many people are excited about all these political happenings. Still, I am not one of them. In one of my first texts, I wrote that I wanted to write about something other than politics on the www.adammazek.com blog. Indeed, I trust in art and broadly defined process creation. Today’s politicians’ activities will be considered curiosity rather than groundbreaking undertakings. Of course, there will be examples like John F. Kennedy, who could positively influence hundreds of thousands of people. Still, from my perspective of hundreds or even thousands of years, I believe it is much better to focus on something meaningful. For example, we can recall the names of the Renaissance artists.
I think most of us do not remember the names of politicians living in those days.
Moreover, we can remember famous pictures made by geniuses. Still, only sometimes we must remember political events that took place while, e.g., the Mona Lisa was being painted. I remember when I was reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Writer’s Diary,” he was describing current European political events. For me, it was the weakest part of his diaries and his writing legacy. Parts about politics were speaking shortly dull. It’s in these moments that I’m reminded of the personal connection I have with art, a connection that transcends the transient nature of politics.
