[MD] A formalised Code of Art

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Hi Arlo and everyone,

I was reading some posts in the archives I  noticed you thought it might be a 
nice idea for someone to formalise the Code of  Art.…

I've recently done some work on the Code of Art page (which I'd  originally 
done wrong) on the MOQ Wiki.  Here's what I wrote and admittedly  more could be 
written, and probably better, but this has the main points which I  know of:

"The Code of Art states the supremacy of Dynamic Quality over  static 
quality. If you follow Dynamic Quality then you are following the Code of  Art. The 
Code of Art is part of the Codes and Laws of the MOQ.  Unlike  other levels 
which have Laws governing them, the Intellectual level follows  exclusively the 
Code of Art and as such is the level which is on the forefront  of creativity.
 
Mark 10-10-06: Hello David.
Here's my twopence worth:
1. "The Code of Art states the supremacy of Dynamic Quality over static  
quality."
This seems OK, with qualifications.
2. "If you follow Dynamic Quality then you are following the Code of  Art."
This statement is tricky, because DQ may induce degeneracy. Alcoholics can  
follow DQ all the way to hospital for a new Liver, and the Hippy movement  
degenerated into all out chaos.
It may be better to suggest that the code of Art aims for DQ. *
3. "The Code of Art is part of the Codes and Laws of the MOQ."
This is innocuous.
4. "Unlike other levels which have Laws governing them, the Intellectual  
level follows exclusively the Code of Art..."
This may be plain incorrect. The code of Art is above all other levels.  
Social patterns can be artistic also. I think the Japanese No dramas use social  
ritual on an elaborate scale to convey morality.
5.
"...and as such is the (intellectual) level which is on the forefront of  
creativity."
This may be so because it's at the forefront of evolution. But  other levels 
enter into the Code of Art.
The Code of Art is about excellence at every level.
 
David:
Because static patterns exist, it is important to emphasize a  [[Balance 
between SQ and DQ(another link)]] when dealing with The Code of Art.  "
 
Mark 10-10-06: There cannot be a balance between sq and DQ, only a balance  
between sq and sq patterns.
I think the sentence, 'One should balance sq and DQ in one's  life' disguises 
the following: 'One's static patterns should be neither too  static nor too 
Dynamic.'
This begs the question, 'What makes sq patterns more or less Dynamic' and i  
think the answer to that points toward the Code of Art, because the Code of 
Art  aims for DQ*

Let me know what you  think.

Cheers,

David.

Love,
Mark