Amy and I were discussing the quality of High Art in which all that is not necessary to the message is redacted, leaving it non- decorated; more powerful. As we moved onto proofreading a text I asked Amy to watch for didactic passages. Didactic: instructive of a moral lesson, a lecture, but boring. It wasn’t long before she found one and with new understanding she called out, “Redact the didact!”
The odd picture below does seem to be striped of all superfluous and didactiveness, but, although it’s an old painting, I have no idea what it means. If it brings a message to any you, I would love to hear YOUR insights. nancymauerman.com