{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"One City","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity","author_name":"streetlegalplay","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/author\/streetlegalplay","title":"Why Make Art? - One City","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Dj9VOIo6fr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2008\/02\/why-make-art.html\">Why Make Art?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2008\/02\/why-make-art.html\/embed#?secret=Dj9VOIo6fr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Make Art?&#8221; &#8212; One City\" data-secret=\"Dj9VOIo6fr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"\u00a0\u00a0Recently, one of my artist friends who became involved in meditation and Buddhism described her changing relationship to her art.\u00a0 \u201cI used to paint from the I, and now that my perception is changing, so is my art.\u201d\u00a0 She spoke of feeling lost for awhile, of questioning old subjects, having to re-learn how to paint.\u00a0&hellip;"}