JRodgers on sat 30 jun 12
To me, things I see as true "art" are those things that elicit from me
an emotional, visceral reaction. The rest is "faux" art, more or less.
John
On 6/30/2012 8:32 PM, Margaret Flaherty wrote:
> A week ago I would have been nodding my head, but I saw a documentary abo=
ut
> the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei and it set me to doubting my prior convicti=
on
> that "art" is necessarily a "visual experience". In the hands of a great
> master, art may be something broader and stranger than I suspected. To be
> honest, I don't have too many theories about what is an isn't art, but if=
I
> get the feeling that something big has punched me in the stomach when I'=
m
> looking at someone's work, I figure it's either art or there's something
> wrong with me. Early into watching the documentary "Ai Wei Wei: Never
> Sorry", I got that gut punch feeling. I can't explain why (just yet...I'm
> thinkin on it) but I highly recommend the film to all.
>
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:46 PM, James Freeman com
>> wrote:
>
>> There ARE art jobs to be had, good ones, but I don't think anyone studyi=
ng
>> abstract painting, installations, "performance" silliness, or conceptual
>> what-not is going to land one:
>>
>>
>> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/silicon-valley-designers-emerge-rock-12290=
2141.html
>>
>> Art as a visual experience is marketable, and always has been; art as a
>> conceptual experience is not. I think we have done great damage to our =
art
>> students in recent years.
>>
>> All the best.
>>
>> ...James
>>
>> James Freeman
>>
>> "Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
>> -Euripides
>>
>> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
>> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
>>
> .
>
James Freeman on sat 30 jun 12
There ARE art jobs to be had, good ones, but I don't think anyone studying
abstract painting, installations, "performance" silliness, or conceptual
what-not is going to land one:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/silicon-valley-designers-emerge-rock-12290214=
1.html
Art as a visual experience is marketable, and always has been; art as a
conceptual experience is not. I think we have done great damage to our art
students in recent years.
All the best.
...James
James Freeman
"Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
-Euripides
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
Margaret Flaherty on sat 30 jun 12
A week ago I would have been nodding my head, but I saw a documentary about
the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei and it set me to doubting my prior conviction
that "art" is necessarily a "visual experience". In the hands of a great
master, art may be something broader and stranger than I suspected. To be
honest, I don't have too many theories about what is an isn't art, but if I
get the feeling that something big has punched me in the stomach when I'm
looking at someone's work, I figure it's either art or there's something
wrong with me. Early into watching the documentary "Ai Wei Wei: Never
Sorry", I got that gut punch feeling. I can't explain why (just yet...I'm
thinkin on it) but I highly recommend the film to all.
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:46 PM, James Freeman m
> wrote:
> There ARE art jobs to be had, good ones, but I don't think anyone studyin=
g
> abstract painting, installations, "performance" silliness, or conceptual
> what-not is going to land one:
>
>
> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/silicon-valley-designers-emerge-rock-122902=
141.html
>
> Art as a visual experience is marketable, and always has been; art as a
> conceptual experience is not. I think we have done great damage to our a=
rt
> students in recent years.
>
> All the best.
>
> ...James
>
> James Freeman
>
> "Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
> -Euripides
>
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
>
Margaret Flaherty on sat 30 jun 12
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Margaret Flaherty
wrote:
> A week ago I would have been nodding my head, but I saw a documentary
> about the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei and it set me to doubting my prior
> conviction that "art" is necessarily a "visual experience". In the hands
> of a great master, art may be something broader and stranger than I
> suspected. To be honest, I don't have too many theories about what is an
> isn't art, but if I get the feeling that something big has punched me in
> the stomach when I'm looking at someone's work, I figure it's either art =
or
> there's something wrong with me. Early into watching the documentary "Ai
> Wei Wei: Never Sorry", I got that gut punch feeling. I can't explain why
> (just yet...I'm thinkin on it) but I highly recommend the film to all.
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:46 PM, James Freeman <
> jamesfreemanstudio@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There ARE art jobs to be had, good ones, but I don't think anyone studyi=
ng
>> abstract painting, installations, "performance" silliness, or conceptual
>> what-not is going to land one:
>>
>>
>> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/silicon-valley-designers-emerge-rock-12290=
2141.html
>>
>> Art as a visual experience is marketable, and always has been; art as a
>> conceptual experience is not. I think we have done great damage to our
>> art
>> students in recent years.
>>
>> All the best.
>>
>> ...James
>>
>> James Freeman
>>
>> "Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
>> -Euripides
>>
>> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
>> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
>>
>
>
Steve Mills on sun 1 jul 12
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Long may they continue!
Steve M
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Sent from my iPod
On 1 Jul 2012, at 02:32, Margaret Flaherty wrote:
> A week ago I would have been nodding my head, but I saw a documentary abo=
u=3D
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> the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei and it set me to doubting my prior convicti=
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> that "art" is necessarily a "visual experience". In the hands of a great
> master, art may be something broader and stranger than I suspected. To be
> honest, I don't have too many theories about what is an isn't art, but if=
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> get the feeling that something big has punched me in the stomach when I'=
m=3D
> looking at someone's work, I figure it's either art or there's something
> wrong with me. Early into watching the documentary "Ai Wei Wei: Never
> Sorry", I got that gut punch feeling. I can't explain why (just yet...I'm
> thinkin on it) but I highly recommend the film to all.
>=3D20
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:46 PM, James Freeman c=3D
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>> wrote:
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>> There ARE art jobs to be had, good ones, but I don't think anyone studyi=
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>> abstract painting, installations, "performance" silliness, or conceptual
>> what-not is going to land one:
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>> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/silicon-valley-designers-emerge-rock-12290=
2=3D
141.html
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>> Art as a visual experience is marketable, and always has been; art as a
>> conceptual experience is not. I think we have done great damage to our =
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>> students in recent years.
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>> All the best.
>>=3D20
>> ...James
>>=3D20
>> James Freeman
>>=3D20
>> "Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
>> -Euripides
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>> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
>> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
>>=3D20
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