Misery, Hope and Art

Misery, depravity, depression and other dark things, while a part of art, being part of the human condition, do not, themselves, automatically make something art.  Just because something shines a dim light on the human condition doesn't mean that it is any more inherently artistic than does something which shows the bright things of the world.  It takes, I believe, far more skill, in these dark times, to show the hope and light in the world than it does to highlight misery.