tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873374360368664549.post7809137028051300739..comments2024-02-15T03:25:24.978-05:00Comments on SANDY LEONARD SNAPS: Istanbul. June, 2007Sandy Leonard Snapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08749503711878944701noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873374360368664549.post-80530823635363017162014-03-21T05:22:13.386-04:002014-03-21T05:22:13.386-04:00Oscar Wilde (Saint of Antinous) once famously quip...Oscar Wilde (Saint of Antinous) once famously quipped: "All art is quite useless." A contemporary of Wilde found the statement "art is useless" confusing and asked him to explain what he meant. Here is the reply:<br /><br />16, TITE STREET,<br />CHELSEA. S.W.<br /><br />My dear Sir<br /><br />Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood. It is not meant to Hernestushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com