Austinist: Truesday: Some 'Splaining To Do

shifter

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:15:33 -0600

Ah, you misunderstand my point – the creation of art; writing, etc. does take foresight, experimentation, and skilled toiling. The point I make is that there is a dichotomy between the creation of and the evaluation of: art, writing, etc. The intent and motivations that are present in the artist or writer at creation are not always interpreted or realized in the digestion or appreciation of a piece. My analogy was simplistic and very likely offensive; which unfortunately happens often in comment format dialogue such as this. Also, the reference to a parent’s appreciation of the creations of their children was an allegory to those patrons in the art world that embrace works from which they might interpret the intent or meaning differently from the artist/writer who created the piece. All rambling aside then; – it is a crime to the community that fish bones cost more per pound than cabbage. But then again – who wants cabbage stock?

Benj

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:27:56 -0600

Why does it comfort you to pretend that art is meaningless, that literature is almost accidental? I'm not trying to get you to trot down to the temple, just stop associating your 6-year-old's ham-fisted detritus with Kerouac or de Kooning.

shifter

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:47:14 -0600

agreed - intent is the making; but interpretation is the evaluation. and some folks can read intent into just about anything, as can parents. this leads to the much heralded observable opportunity: "my madison is an amazing artist - look at her use of color and shading". and madison's artistic talent cannot be doubted (absent of course any intent). a personal favorite color combination is strained carrots and wasabi on plaster (or drywall if the artist is in a fix). so musing with no intent other than to muse; or perhaps act as a muse for further rambling.

truecraig

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:16:44 -0600

Agreed. Intent is the makings of art, but it's not necessary for expression. And opinion, in my opinion, can be without intent as well, unless the intent is to have no intent whatsoever. Yes. Musings. And lots of fishbones. Let's have fishbone discussions.

shifter

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:29:49 -0600

why must a column have intent? coherent ramblings, annotated subconscious debate, and musings seem to work quite well in this here forum. what i want is a woven tale of skin problems, scotch vs. bourbon debating, politicking in general, and a ponderance on why fish bones cost so much. find that and present it in an interesting manner and another creative duty should be done.