tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post212457754962679627..comments2023-04-30T07:59:56.481-07:00Comments on Rocktown, Indiana: Gallery Ideas, Part III (plain ole studio)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post-90824592693948944392011-11-27T16:06:49.336-08:002011-11-27T16:06:49.336-08:00"Olson", that's a brilliant synopsis..."Olson", that's a brilliant synopsis of the situation. One cannot really point to a specific act or policy that intrudes upon personal expression. It's the corporate/municipal co-opting of these 'psychological areas' that triggers the red flags. All the hired players are genuinely nice people who want to do good. I want to do good too. I also want to protect artistic vitality, mine and yours, from being dragged through a shamefest.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441252185724289126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post-43895582052939819562011-11-27T13:55:40.273-08:002011-11-27T13:55:40.273-08:00Why do some find the municiple/corporate interests...Why do some find the municiple/corporate interests that have been guiding local art since 2000 oppressive? Could it be that even asking that question brings ones own relationship with art into question? We are experiencing the presence of the dominant culture in psychological areas where it has not been before. The spiritual potancy of freely exercising ones own creativity is real, as is the Contemporary ideal that has championed that. The question now is what purpose does Contemporary art serve if the practice of art for arts sake is not good enough for the dominanting arbitors of culture and their affiliated organizations? That 'bigger than yourself' thing that individual artists are now expected to be a part of is nothing less than the ethical consequences of every action that the dominant culture decides to take. The apprehension you feel could well be the result of an artist's personal,intuitive, vision of a very slippery slope.Olson Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post-55171326477772512282011-11-05T21:39:17.267-07:002011-11-05T21:39:17.267-07:00"personal artistic exploration has meaning, a..."personal artistic exploration has meaning, and that at its very core this activity is generous in spirit."<br /><br />Yes.Nomi Lubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662026175506202868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post-12758265760374233602011-11-04T18:47:35.531-07:002011-11-04T18:47:35.531-07:00I read recently and I can't remember where, th...I read recently and I can't remember where, that artists who invest a lot of time in things other than making art often feel that art making is not enough of a contribution. I think this is sometimes true. <br /><br />All the same, I agree with Nomi, and I think making your own art world makes sense but sometimes we can't do both and have to know if that's the case. If it is then making art is enough of a contribution and like you said "personal artistic exploration has meaning, and at its very core this activity is generous in spirit.Elaine Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277978260041137391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post-53596026041510291462011-11-03T10:46:22.590-07:002011-11-03T10:46:22.590-07:00Carla, your ideas do not add to the entrepreneuria...Carla, your ideas do not add to the entrepreneurial art activity planner pool. <br /><br />This is not a vote on whether you should think more seriously about your group/gallery ideas, or to focus on making art, or both.<br /><br />I am only saying that your ideas are about making your OWN art world, whether they are enacted or not.Nomi Lubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662026175506202868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post-66344529263467316272011-10-28T12:21:20.447-07:002011-10-28T12:21:20.447-07:00The sculpted paint skins will probably keep flowin...The sculpted paint skins will probably keep flowing.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441252185724289126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954650505467017204.post-78770676814289609022011-10-28T12:02:32.619-07:002011-10-28T12:02:32.619-07:00Hear, hear. When I first got to my current locatio...Hear, hear. When I first got to my current location, words like "community" and "involvement' were going to be my mantra. I was frustrated at the lack of respectable opportunities and support, and thought of ideas to generate awareness to the arts and become involved in my new community. Another artist reminded me that sometimes the most important thing you can do is to just do what you do best- make the art, be a painter- whatever IT is. I, too, believe that the act of making and exhibiting work is generous in spirit.<br /><br />Still, you had some good ideas. What I liked most though was the sculpture thing you posted.M.A.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303746220928405906noreply@blogger.com