Posts Tagged: life


16
Dec 09

The artist…

Longing spreads like wild fire in the mind of a repressed artist. Living a life were responsibility takes precedence over contemplation and creation, they seek stimulation and connections to drive their creations. There is a difference between the curator and the creator and those whom have repressed their desire to create.

The curator, the self proclaimed expert, trained to actualize the good from the bad, the poorly executed from the honed skill. The creator, whom practices daily, makes it their responsibility, their livelihood. The repressed whom only create when there are no curators and no responsibility seeking their attention. The repressed may never practice for years but when applied to create, may make such masterpieces of emotion and passion that the skilled artist may attempt for years to attain and the curator may never realize the difference.

It’s that the repressed artist, self judged, that practices their craft in the minds eye. Ever seeking knowledge, experiences, joy and hardship to sharpen the ability to make connections from all that is around them. The repressed are those whom loose themselves in a song, take pen to paper and scribble a thought or doodle that no other may see, or set the stage of a deep philosophical conversation. The lack and need of an audience, which is the doing and un doing of the repressed. Fear of failure of imperfection. The tingle of pride after success. The repressed is the curator and the creator in one neatly created and engineered contraption. Like cardboard box strung with rubber bands in its interior holding and teasing the object within.

For whom do we create… for whom do we contemplate… for what is art in any form? what value does it really have to the creator or audience? Silly humanity..

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12
Nov 09

Throw life a curve ball.

When life throws a curve ball at you, throw one back. So many obstacles, nothing is ever smooth sailing when it comes to living one’s life. More interesting to me is the relativity of our obstacles, a millionaire cannot compare the hardship of a shoeless orphan in a third world country, but that same orphan cannot fathom the turmoil of a trust fund heiress. We make our own obstacles, problems and torments. If we could see past our own harness that keeps us upon the known path, then could learn to enjoy the bumps of a country road. There is more to enjoy in finding a beautiful clearing on a difficult hike, than to see the same old S#$t eveyone else gets to experience.

Forget the problems, embrace them, overcome them, observe them, and learn to enjoy the challenge.