A talk on falling into the Arts
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Comment from Jesse James Doty
This is tremendously viable as it takes us to the thinking behind an artist who can't see himself through a hole in his head. He is obviously taken with his art and its value as a solution to the problem of freedom of experience and he takes on the listeners one by one with no intelligence at all. He can't see the forest for the trees so to speak.
I get the gist of this commentary even though it is labeled as satire it is a commentary on art and where it is headed in the selfish minds of the artists in this country.
Jesse
reply by the author on 23-Nov-2022
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This is tremendously viable as it takes us to the thinking behind an artist who can't see himself through a hole in his head. He is obviously taken with his art and its value as a solution to the problem of freedom of experience and he takes on the listeners one by one with no intelligence at all. He can't see the forest for the trees so to speak.
I get the gist of this commentary even though it is labeled as satire it is a commentary on art and where it is headed in the selfish minds of the artists in this country.
Jesse
Comment Written 23-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 23-Nov-2022
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Thank you, Jesse. There was a so-called artist up here in BC Vancouver, who proposed something like this. It was rejected, but they did buy into his statement on ecology. We now have to look at a huge stack of old cars piled on top of each other as we drive thru the park. His lazy creativity is, comment on ugliness by adding to it?
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Good point, my friend.
Adding the ugliness doesn't seem to be sensible any way you slice it.
Jesse
Comment from Mary Shifman
You've written a very satirical piece that says so much about many people's concept of art. I guess I'm old-fashioned but I don't think a hole in the ground is art or a stack of junked cars. They can be symbolic to make a statement, but I have a hard time thinking of them as art. We had a new school built in our town and we were given. $25,000 to be spent on art for the lobby. We had to use it or lose it. The chose a mobile made of wooden ladders. While I understand the concept: it's just wooden ladders. No one likes it. Oh well, I guess art like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It is an excellent commentary. Well done.
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2021
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You've written a very satirical piece that says so much about many people's concept of art. I guess I'm old-fashioned but I don't think a hole in the ground is art or a stack of junked cars. They can be symbolic to make a statement, but I have a hard time thinking of them as art. We had a new school built in our town and we were given. $25,000 to be spent on art for the lobby. We had to use it or lose it. The chose a mobile made of wooden ladders. While I understand the concept: it's just wooden ladders. No one likes it. Oh well, I guess art like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It is an excellent commentary. Well done.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2021
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Thanks for your review, Mary. It is hard to define art these days as the boundaries are blurry. Yes, expression, doesn't have to be pretty, but I believe it should employ creativeness and skill in imparting it's message. When we drive by that pile of junk cars in Vancouver, we are not inspired, we are just annoyed. You are probably looking at those ladders, and thinking, what a waste of good hardware?
Three-dimensional art should never BE lazy answers, and I think that's all it is.
Comment from royowen
I love this spoof. I can remember being askance at both abstract art and modern versions of various pieces of twisted metals and other strange individual forms of
"art" although I use a lot of abstractions in my poetic attempts at communication. But one's individual perception seems a little difficult to view with what is "normal" whatever that maybe. That's why your tongue in cheek work is so "perceptive" well done, I'm keeping out of it. Good job, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 22-Aug-2021
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I love this spoof. I can remember being askance at both abstract art and modern versions of various pieces of twisted metals and other strange individual forms of
"art" although I use a lot of abstractions in my poetic attempts at communication. But one's individual perception seems a little difficult to view with what is "normal" whatever that maybe. That's why your tongue in cheek work is so "perceptive" well done, I'm keeping out of it. Good job, blessings Roy
Comment Written 22-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 22-Aug-2021
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Thanks, Roy. The problem in visual arts, I think, is that some of these pseudo art projects are so easy for lazy, easy to do, excuses hiding under artistic freedom. Yes, there's room for all expression, but, inside we know when we're being had.
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I think you?re right
Comment from LisaMay
This is an enjoyable satire. I see you and I feel similar disgust for the bullshit hype that is foisted on a perplexed public in the name of 'art'. I wrote a flash fiction several days ago called "The crap in the corner" along a similar vein.
I notice you worked as an art director; I worked as a graphic designer and in the Arts sector. We both know real art has merit, and is not just dependent on hoodwinking some ignorant officials who sign contracts and don't want to admit to their ignorance. There are many 'anus' works of doubtful art in public places unfortunately.
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2020
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This is an enjoyable satire. I see you and I feel similar disgust for the bullshit hype that is foisted on a perplexed public in the name of 'art'. I wrote a flash fiction several days ago called "The crap in the corner" along a similar vein.
I notice you worked as an art director; I worked as a graphic designer and in the Arts sector. We both know real art has merit, and is not just dependent on hoodwinking some ignorant officials who sign contracts and don't want to admit to their ignorance. There are many 'anus' works of doubtful art in public places unfortunately.
Comment Written 06-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2020
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Thanks, Lisa. Interesting you are a designer as well. We seem to have a firmer grasp on sanity than some of our artsy contemporaries. They don't have to answer to reason, just whatever feels good. Not that I disdain experimental art, it's one our forms of creativity, but we both know there's good ideas, and bad ideas, just like everything else.
I went back and did some more editing, I had Lothar define, 'The Anus', as the bowels of the earth. I love satire!
I'll take a look at your piece, sounds like a hoot.
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
What passes for art these days is bizarre. Most of it is stupid or just junk. We have a strange sculpture in front of one of our downtown building that is bright red and looks like part of the spiral from a wine bottle opener. It is UGLY and the city paid good $$$$$$ for it. I wouldn't even want to see it in a garbage dump. Your dialogue only contest entry reads well. You did a good job with the pacing, the imagery, and the interest level. I still believe even if art is interpreted differently by people that there is a limit to what is art and what is stupid junk called art. Thanks for sharing and best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 06-Oct-2020
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What passes for art these days is bizarre. Most of it is stupid or just junk. We have a strange sculpture in front of one of our downtown building that is bright red and looks like part of the spiral from a wine bottle opener. It is UGLY and the city paid good $$$$$$ for it. I wouldn't even want to see it in a garbage dump. Your dialogue only contest entry reads well. You did a good job with the pacing, the imagery, and the interest level. I still believe even if art is interpreted differently by people that there is a limit to what is art and what is stupid junk called art. Thanks for sharing and best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 05-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 06-Oct-2020
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Thanks, Jan, you are so right. The lazy, so called art, we sometimes see, denigrates, well-thought-out, genuine work.
My best wishes for your brother.
Comment from Mary Vigasin
Brad,
I loved your story. It is good work and satire of those "artist" and their followers who are pretentious and full of Schitt. The radio interviewer seems to be on to the artist. I love the name of the sculpture itself and how ridiculous the sculpture is itself. (as you intended)
good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Brad,
I loved your story. It is good work and satire of those "artist" and their followers who are pretentious and full of Schitt. The radio interviewer seems to be on to the artist. I love the name of the sculpture itself and how ridiculous the sculpture is itself. (as you intended)
good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 04-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thanks for your great review. I think many artsy interviewers, are playing the game, not wanting to be considered out of tune with the hip. No one wants to be seen as closed minded, art can be experimental, but I don't like seeing it forced on to the public. Place it in artist shows, let it compete, see if it does have any merit.
Comment from Y. M. Roger
Yeah, anywhere but at the possibility of a 200 foot drop! ;) lol! Great use of dialogue only here to either highlight the loss of virginality of the Grand Canyon (and others like it) or absurdity of it... ALL. Thanx for sharing and best of luck! ;)
is all ga ga over --> is all ga-ga over
worried sir about the -> worried, sir, about the
hall, and objections from --> hall and objections from
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Yeah, anywhere but at the possibility of a 200 foot drop! ;) lol! Great use of dialogue only here to either highlight the loss of virginality of the Grand Canyon (and others like it) or absurdity of it... ALL. Thanx for sharing and best of luck! ;)
is all ga ga over --> is all ga-ga over
worried sir about the -> worried, sir, about the
hall, and objections from --> hall and objections from
Comment Written 04-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Only the art world can take us into the realm of idiocy and get away with it. Thanks for your great review, and I'll get to those typos.
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Oh, you are so right about that... you should pop over and read LisaMay's Flash Fiction this month.... you and her must have visited some of the same exhibits,etc... LOL!! LOL!! Take care and be sure to stop by this way sometimes! ;) Yvette
Comment from Lucy de Welles
Good story, Brad.
Never read one quite like it. Idea is simple, elegant, entertaining, attention grabbing. Needs grooming for the contest :).
Live, (I)t('s) Malcolm ....
This is Malcolm Mossberger, your host(,) on Art, (T)he City, and Social Awakening. (You will have to put the name of the show in italics to designate it as a proper name. Otherwise, it melds into the fabric of the sentence and gets lost in the threads :)
granted us (their) blessing
Natzis
night time viewing
Billy Rae Duggins(.)
Berk(e)ley
southwest swallowtail (no comma) mating dance
Oh, (t)hank you, Malcolm
seated right up(space) front with me(,) on the rim.
Well done!
Lucy
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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2020
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Good story, Brad.
Never read one quite like it. Idea is simple, elegant, entertaining, attention grabbing. Needs grooming for the contest :).
Live, (I)t('s) Malcolm ....
This is Malcolm Mossberger, your host(,) on Art, (T)he City, and Social Awakening. (You will have to put the name of the show in italics to designate it as a proper name. Otherwise, it melds into the fabric of the sentence and gets lost in the threads :)
granted us (their) blessing
Natzis
night time viewing
Billy Rae Duggins(.)
Berk(e)ley
southwest swallowtail (no comma) mating dance
Oh, (t)hank you, Malcolm
seated right up(space) front with me(,) on the rim.
Well done!
Lucy
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Comment Written 29-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2020
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Thanks for the corrections, Lucy, and thanks for the review. Nazis though doesn't have a T, but your other corrections are right. Thanks again.
Comment from Ben B.
You almost have it. I went over the rules for the "dialogue only" writing contest and I think you have to do away with all those (clicks). Added sound effects would probably disqualify you.
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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2020
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You almost have it. I went over the rules for the "dialogue only" writing contest and I think you have to do away with all those (clicks). Added sound effects would probably disqualify you.
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Comment Written 29-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2020
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Kinda threw water all over everything there Ben. Anyway, took'em out. Thanks for the review.
