"Art"......

What is art? That's a good question and a great place to start. Art is an outflow of a pent up energy really. Just think of it as rain. It builds and builds in the clouds and then pours out in a shower or a flood. But go further to the house it drenches and goes into the gutters of. Gutters filter and control the rain. In the end some gutters are pointed into gardens to help sheltered plants grow and some is diverted to the street where it goes directly down the drain sweeping up other unwanted things on the way. So art is a pouring out of energy the creative goes into the world and helps it grow while the crap goes down the drain...or at least it should.

Unfortunately sometimes the gutters get clogged or even detach and the water meant for the drain goes wherever it wants. And sometimes the rain is just acid to begin with and makes its way into the garden. The plants will survive but they wont blossom as they should.

Long metaphor right? Well the point, if you haven't gotten it yet, is that some art is good and some art is bad. Sometimes people think the bad art is good and vice versa. Other times the bad is so bad its good, think Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Also I've found that sometimes the bad art just desensitizes you due to prolonged exposure and doesn't seem so bad after while; but of course if you build a tolerance up to poison that doesn't make it not poison.

I'm using simple terms like "good art" and "bad art" because sometimes artist really are feeling themselves too much and try to make it more than it is. :-/

So whats the other point? That an artist has a choice. Art isn't something that must be shared, that's a human thing to show and tell art is kind of outside of that. Art is the sketch book, or the notepad, or the beat in your head, you can keep it to yourself if you really choose. So when it's put out for the public, an artist wants something from the art and are then held accountable for it. If the artist should have stayed in bed then I plan on saying so, if show and tell turned into something brilliant, i will give a standing ovation. I've got a life so i wont hit it all but I'll say what's real and if you ave something to say back, think of this blog as my art and I'm putting it in public and can take the heat.

Quote:
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

Fran Lebowitz

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