Above: Ted Shawn, The Dancer (1900) The Future Of Intriguism Since October 2007, Intriguism has grown from a "insider" word used by a handful of people in party conversations in Palm Springs, California, into a multi-media company, an art method, and an inspirational art movement. The immediate response to the development and application of the educational and entertainment method has been positively astounding. Several noticeable needs exist within the artistic community and for those who support them. Artists and supporters are frustrated because, despite having more outlets than ever to be seen and heard in the "Information Age", they want "interaction", "feedback" and "tools". They want to make a living at what they do, want the respect they deserve, and crave for "creative challenges" to help them as people and as artists. They want to expand their viewership/patronage in cost-effective ways without being overwhelmed by more complications that mass media can sometimes present. Intriguism instantly began to address those needs -- namely informational, promotional and educational forums. Historic and current context of the arts was seriously lacking, as well as critical thinking and hard-core methods of bringing "the traditional" into the "advancing technology" that appears to re-create itself daily. Intriguism's past/present/future format helps an artist's transition from being an isolated creative force into a "universal language" which makes sense to a global market by understanding what the artist is saying, who they are saying it to, and what response it is they want from their audience. The narrative of the artist's work is presented in "relationship to similarities and contrasts" that can effectively bring audience's attention and then be translated into action. "The Arts" is most assuredly not just a mild past-time but an economic and political power-base. Concepts create realities and the artists are the visionaries of possibilities -- that's a fact. Artists are not just "keepers of the flame", they are the "spark" which keeps the flame burning brightly. Simply look to history and you will find a group of artists somewhere connected to change who were instrumental in making cultural shifts beyond basic "inspiration". Intriguism is already well on that path. Of course, there will be nay-sayers and critics. There is a natural resistance to change. Beyond whatever negativity comes, Intriguism will prevail, as have other "counter-cultural ideas" such as Dada or anti-art, because Intriguism does address a need, a basic truth: People like to learn, learning is vital to adaptation and human survival, without critical thinking "outside the box" we might as well be dead. What makes Intriguism new is the global, multi-cultural connection through a mass media that has never existed before -- the internet. "Viral Marketing" is different in essence than "word of mouth". The known concepts of creation, production and distribution are being re-invented at this very moment. Success, in the near future, as espoused by Intriguists, will be in the "process", in the "doing", in the ability of making choices and taking full responsibility and consequences of our actions. It is the first wave of both simultaneous "objective" and "subjective" communication ever. Due to this conceptual point of consciousness, Intriguism lends itself to fashion, music, dance, writing, visual arts -- just to begin with. Unlike Hip-hop or Rap or Punk which relied on a particular group's vantage, the potential of Intriguism is even greater because it is not a specific cultural experience. It is all-inclusive to anyone who has lived. The future of Intriguism is as large as the imagination because that is what it consists of, taken to a practical level.

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