From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Wed Jun 12 2002 - 08:50:11 MDT
At 06:05 PM 6/11/02 -0700, Olga wrote:
> From: <natashavita@earthlink.net>
>
> > From: Olga Bourlin
>
> >>> Perception - while it may not be everything - is important to consider
>here. I try not to use terms that may SEEM pejorative (i.e., could hurt some
>people's feelings) if I can think of something else (and I'm probably not
>100% successful). I don't use terms like "trailer trash." Calling any
>kind of people trash - even in jest? - seems unnecessary and unkind. Even
>"redneck" seems a bit harsh.<<<
>
> >>I'm surprised by your feelings here because just recently you ranted about
>art in such a manner than I found a bit caustic toward art and artists.<<
>
> >Don't see the connection. I said over and over again I personally LIKE
>art - it's all over my house, my walls (on which I've been exercising my
>artistic passion for years), my closet walls, and even on the insides of
>some of my chest of drawers. <
Oh, you are referring to "painting"? Painting is simply one small aspect
of art. It's like saying that "programming" is Technology.
> >I've known and still know some professional
>artists - they're as good and as bad as anyone else, and certainly not any
>more special than anyone else. I just don't hold art to be "sacred" (the
>way I've seen some people fawn over capital-"A" Art).
Blonk.
> I mentioned Picasso -
>because he was an abusive man, I can't really admire him. Art is a merely a
>technique - some people have more of a bent for it than others.
Art is merely a technique? Okay. It is in part a "systematic procedure by
which a complex or scientific task is accomplished," but this is merely a
procedural aspect of conception and implementation of design.
> Art is also
>a fun pastime - I likened it to play.
I'm shaking my head.
> In a contest between a most talented
>artist-but-obnoxious-baddie v. an untalented-artist but-very-good person,
>I'll salute the latter.
Of course. What does this have to do with the fields of art? If there is a
nice lawyer and a mean lawyer, I'd prefer to hang out with the nice
lawyer, but I'd rather hire the one who would get the work done accurately.
>I also mentioned I worked in an art gallery for 2-3 years. Not a pretty
>business (I think I described it as: "Not a pretty picture"). Too many
>people taking themselves too capital-"S" Seriously, you know.
Sounds like you had a rough time of it. It happens in just about every
field and business, but probably more noticeable in law and art galleries,
and the film industry. I heard some pretty surprising stories about
doctors too, not to mention waiters.
Not everyone has to like art or Art. It certainly does much to uplift the
human spirit and enrich our minds whether it be science fiction, music,
paintings, film or dance.
Natasha
Natasha Vita-More
Founder, Transhumanist Arts & Culture
Executive Art Director, Digital Design
http://www.natasha.cc http://www.extropic-art.com http://www.transhuman.org
"I'd rather be inebriated on a classic life than a 1996 classic Merlot."
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