Dry Spell
It happens sometimes.
I just can't think of anything to write (other than this) at the moment. It's not depression. It's a lack of inspiration. No...connection with life right now. Art is life in my book.
Much of my life has been about putting things on hold for a better tomorrow. And then tomorrow is today and things are still on hold.
My enthusiasm is on trial. So, I think I'll take a small break from blogging for a while.
Aloha.
I just can't think of anything to write (other than this) at the moment. It's not depression. It's a lack of inspiration. No...connection with life right now. Art is life in my book.
Much of my life has been about putting things on hold for a better tomorrow. And then tomorrow is today and things are still on hold.
My enthusiasm is on trial. So, I think I'll take a small break from blogging for a while.
Aloha.
posted by Bill Pocock at 3:09:00 p.m.
10 Comments:
Life is Art.
Remember that Slob.
Art is life - Life is art.
What's the difference?
Here's my take:
'Life is Art': Art grows out of the artist's experience and reflection of life experience.
'Art is Life': Life as experienced and presented to other minds by the artist is an artistic creation.
If my definition of 'Art is Life' is your meaning, pushingtide, I understand. Been there. For me, such a philosophy represents an artificial life without authenticity. It is without the drive and spirit of self-expression, the expression of life as lived.
That said, the beauty of these simple statements is how much room they afford for good discussion. I invite your thoughts.
When in doubt post a photo of a hot girl riding a bike or something.
People love to sell themselves short in order to please others, then a lot of these end up calling themselves "artists" and astonishingly a lot of these end up doing well in the current art scene of whatever day they live in.
Meanwhile some of the more seriously talented artists are essentially disfunctional to the point where they can't get it together to even sell anything. These artists, like Van Gogh, just take up space during their lifetimes, and get "discovered" long after they've gone off to the grave.
LOL
Bill
Thanks, J.P.
Check out my 'Hot Chicks on Bikes" blog.
Anonymous, I don't understand your meaning.
I don't think people love to sell themselves short.
I like this definition of art: Something you do well with love and imagination.
By that definition, I'd say my Gallery Crawl activity is my current art. At least I strive to do it well and with imagination. And it drains me so.
I'm happy to be generous and inclusive in my categories when considering what art is. Anybody who has ever had the guts to show their imaginative creations to other people - putting themselves out there - deserves a lot of respect. Period.
Having faced a lifetime of ridicule or willful misunderstanding of my creative endeavours I want to give peace a chance.
Anyway.
Bill,
I thought you might like to hear this quote from Mr. David Lynch who was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival....
Most of the questions for the director were about "Inland Empire" a free-flowing three hour epic that left many viewers asking for Lynch's help to interpret all or part of the film's meaning. "People should look at the film, not the words," Lynch said. "People will never figure this out by paying attention only to the words. It is as important how something is said as it is what is said, and the music and the scene are all part of the meaning. It must be taken as a whole." Would he be willing to help explain the whole? "No, I won't," he said flatly.
Can't wait to see this...I hope your dry spell resolves itself quickly I really enjoy your blog!
Thanks for the Lynch, Cine. I love that guy.
I absolutely agree. Funny, I'm going to see the Mel Brooks 'Silent Movie' tonight. When I was in LA I'd go to this great old silent movie house in West Hollywood (on Fairfax). An old-timer would play the organ in accompanyment.
My favourite moments in film are without words. The steamboat pulled over the mountain in 'Fitzcarraldo', comes to mind.
And thank you for the kind words, Cine. You wanna be the Art Slob editor for a while?
While I'm thinking about it, Cine, would you be interested in running Gallery Crawl. It's about 20 hours/week. I'd cover the website costs.
Let me know. Serious.
Hey Mr. Bill,
You'll have to let me know what you mean by run the site? I'd be interested in finding out what you'd need me to do. I think I can fit it inbetween trying to find a new job and getting out of this hell hole where you have to get approval from 3 people in order to move our fax machine 3 feet to the right in our "function room", ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So yes give me a shout and we can talk.....
Cine,
I mean you do everything - you'd have to commit about 20 hours of your life every week to photograph every Toronto art gallery opening on the westside (5 - 20 openings).
Then spend a day on the weekend ( your choice of Saturday or Sunday) to publish the new webpage with formatted photos, document the archival information, give personal comment, update the GC archives, and upload it to the webserver in Vancouver (tech.coop).
I realize you're very busy and I'm only suggesting this commitment as a casual thought. Only if it is your pleasure to do so. If you're absolutely dying to dive into the Toronto art world. I know you're more a film art person, but as you're such a talented photographer and observer of people (in my humble view), you're the only one I can think of whom I'd trust to do it well. Just a couple of weeks so I can have a holiday.
Just a thought. You have many commitments of your time, and I'll certainly continue if you can't manage right not or not interested. Just a thought.
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