Pursuits – Fueling the Engines

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What makes some people spend lifetimes taking on problems they know won’t be solved?

Artwork by Hunter S. Thompson:

(Click on images to view them individually and larger.)

http://www.ammobooks.com/books/hst01/books_hst01.html

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Why do we play music in the streets?

Artwork by rougerouge:

http://www.flickr.com/people/rougerouge/

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Why do we comment on obscure posts?

Artwork by Erin, aka “justpookey”:

http://www.flickr.com/people/justpookey/

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Why does someone undressing draw us closer to a glass screen?

Artwork by Malcolm Liepke:

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Why do we honor some people years after they are dead?

Artwork by John Singer Sargent:

http://sexualityinart.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/sargent-part-1-of-2/

http://sexualityinart.wordpress.com/2006/12/30/sargent-2-of-2/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent

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Why do we cry when no one else is around?

Artwork by Frederic Leighton:

http://sexualityinart.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/icarus-leighton-and-draper/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Leighton

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Why can touch do more than any sound?

Artwork by George Perez:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Perez

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Why do we hold on to faiths our ancestors could not in their lifetimes prove?

Pastels portrait of Vincent Van Gogh by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse-Lautrec

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Gogh

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What’s the difference between good hopes and wishful thinking?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/460370896/

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How do some people know hope when almost everyone else thinks hope is gone?

Artwork by Fabio Borquez:

http://www.flickr.com/people/fabioborquez/

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Can art without hope thrive?

Artwork by Jaqueline Vanek:

http://www.flickr.com/people/jaquelinevanek/

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What makes us keep getting back up against never ending tides?

Artwork by Bill Willingham:

http://www.billwillingham.com/

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“When all else fails, there can still be art.”