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I am for an art Manifesto...

Wed Oct 1, 2008, 8:32 PM
I am for an art that is meticulous, beautiful, painful, obsessive-compulsive, masochistic, rewarding, and satisfying. I am for an art that is purposeful even if it is only selfish. I am for an art that is in motion - circular and rotating, spiritual and personal. I am for an art that cannot be understood, even by myself. I am for an art that explores my thoughts on my surroundings and myself - meditative. I am for self-medicating and cathartic art. I am for exploratory, playful, curious art. I am for escapist and thoughtful art. I am for resourceful art. I am for an art that doesn't use clear scotch tape because it gets brown and brittle as it ages. I am for art that doesn't know if its a student, a graduate, or a master... it just is. I am for an art that shouldn't quit its day job but is more than an occasional hobby. I am for an art that is in touch with its history, its ancestry, and its culture. I am for an art that doesn't know its just a dream. I am for imaginative art. I am for an art that is hard to catch. I am for an art that can never be quite as blue as the sky on a clear day, but it tries anyway. I am for an art that talks to itself. I am for an art that branches out like roots in the dirt and reaches out and sways like an old red oak in the yard. I am for an art that is only a few steps away from the laughter of the elementary school playground waiting for a turn on the swingset. I am for an art that knows more than you do. I am for an art that is fresh as an autumn tuesday at noon time. I am for an art that can't stop thinking, even if it wants to. I am for an art that scrambles for the deadline, even if the deadline doesn't matter or doesn't exist. I am for an art that is easily distracted. I am for an art that doesn't want to know its credit score. I am for an art that doesn't care for grammar. I am for an art that doesn't really have a stopping place. I am for an art as tasty and familiar as a bologna and cheese sandwich. I am for an art that's as foreign as the depths of the ocean. I am for an art that favours British spelling. I am for an art that doesn't need a degree to see that it has grown.

"I am for an art" format taken from Claus Oldenburg's manifesto

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: my own little world
  • Interests: art, occult, book binding, random information, SCA, djembes and doumbeks
  • Favourite band or musician: a perfect circle, tool, ravi shankar, ani difranco
  • Favourite artist: Alex Grey, Kupka, Alphonse Mucha
  • Favourite poet or writer: Daniel Quinn, Alexandre Dumas, C.S. Lewis
  • Favourite style of art: spiritualist art, art nouveau, 15th century illuminated manuscripts
  • Shell of choice: acorn
  • Wallpaper of choice: paint is better
  • Skin of choice: gesso
  • Favourite cartoon character: hobbes
  • Personal Quote: I have the piece of paper that proves that I am worth negative net value and can draw stuff
  • Tools of the Trade: whatever i can get my cheap little artist hands on O.o

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Comments


hey hows life treating you? :D

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peace, love, and green is 3 things that describes me. :hug:
like a whirlwind :) I apologize for the lack of updates lately! I'm actually thinking of going to the casting call for that Bravo tv thing...

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~Jen

When you're alone, staring up at the moon
Is it staring at you?

~AntiArtTheft
thats neat! im wishing you luck there ;p

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peace, love, and green is 3 things that describes me. :hug:
thanks :) I'm having a mental battle of whether or not I should do it. Its quite a trek and will take a lot of effort to get to the casting call in nyc. But it'd be quite a fun adventure :)

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~Jen

When you're alone, staring up at the moon
Is it staring at you?

~AntiArtTheft
no prob ;p

i really think you should go for it!

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peace, love, and green is 3 things that describes me. :hug:
thank you for the devwatch, by the way! I like KaylaBurger's id...love me some Edward Cullen.:w00t:

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Don't put me on a pedestal; it just hurts more when I fall.
~me
you're welcome :) I haven't read any of the twilight things so that one goes right over my head.

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~Jen

When you're alone, staring up at the moon
Is it staring at you?

~AntiArtTheft
He's very quiet, brooding, intense and romantic. The actor they picked does a great job of portraying the character, in my opinion. If you ever want to borrow them I have all four books. :)

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Don't put me on a pedestal; it just hurts more when I fall.
~me
meh, just not really my thing. thanks though :)

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~Jen

When you're alone, staring up at the moon
Is it staring at you?

~AntiArtTheft

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