Thank you!!! I have always loved Cy Twombly's work, so I was drawn into your essay from the start, and then so pleasantly surprised - this doesn't happen often - when you got to "unicorn" I was like, "no, just anyone beyond the status quo," and then you went there! So thank you! I feel seen. I have always been aware of Twombly as a queer artist and yes, art is always trying to get us to see, and yet so many people refuse the invitation.
Ah but maybe it will kill your beliefs, your worldview, your bubble(s), your plans... maybe that's the kind of creative destruction that is so threatening so many leaders have tried to ban it. So many gatekeepers have worked so hard to keep out/silent/down any vision of a different kind of future, and we all suffer for their fear, their short-sighted inability to crack open their eyes or hearts or minds. I can go on and on, and yet we all know it. It's painful to be a person with a vision and spend 40 years hearing thank you but this isn't for us.
If I could stop I would but I can't so I don't and I won't. But I think of so many other people who don't even start, and I want to encourage them - it's not always about being seen. Being able to do the work is sometimes itself quite a gift. And I do run generative creativity sessions many times/week and we do have Salons for sharing...
Thank you John. So interesting and as you know, I know little about art, however I learn through you. My biggest take away is, I will now always stand where the artist stood while painting to really see what he/she is putting forth. Great writings bro-in-law.
Hi Stacey...thanks for this...ha!...you can step back, just don't be afraid to really get close (just don't set off any alarms!) and look at it...really experience the painting...
Hey, John, reading your thinking blogs is an interesting experience - yeah, wordy, I know. Still, they're fun. Examining the whorls of a brush stroke is indeed it's own experience. As for Guuernica, only saw it once live. Yet, it does come up from time to time for mental review. Weird how that works. Be well, old friend
Art lives in the mind and the heart. Viewing a painting is different than say a concert or a theatrical event, but the end result really should be the same. And the experience itself should be just as emotional. Take care...
Thank you!!! I have always loved Cy Twombly's work, so I was drawn into your essay from the start, and then so pleasantly surprised - this doesn't happen often - when you got to "unicorn" I was like, "no, just anyone beyond the status quo," and then you went there! So thank you! I feel seen. I have always been aware of Twombly as a queer artist and yes, art is always trying to get us to see, and yet so many people refuse the invitation.
Hi Emma! Yes! Just be open and trust the artist. My god, it won't kill you!
Ah but maybe it will kill your beliefs, your worldview, your bubble(s), your plans... maybe that's the kind of creative destruction that is so threatening so many leaders have tried to ban it. So many gatekeepers have worked so hard to keep out/silent/down any vision of a different kind of future, and we all suffer for their fear, their short-sighted inability to crack open their eyes or hearts or minds. I can go on and on, and yet we all know it. It's painful to be a person with a vision and spend 40 years hearing thank you but this isn't for us.
Yeah I hear you but I know you know this but don’t stop keep working
If I could stop I would but I can't so I don't and I won't. But I think of so many other people who don't even start, and I want to encourage them - it's not always about being seen. Being able to do the work is sometimes itself quite a gift. And I do run generative creativity sessions many times/week and we do have Salons for sharing...
Thank you John. So interesting and as you know, I know little about art, however I learn through you. My biggest take away is, I will now always stand where the artist stood while painting to really see what he/she is putting forth. Great writings bro-in-law.
Hi Stacey...thanks for this...ha!...you can step back, just don't be afraid to really get close (just don't set off any alarms!) and look at it...really experience the painting...
Yes, I am looking forward to doing this next time I am looking at art.
Hey, John, reading your thinking blogs is an interesting experience - yeah, wordy, I know. Still, they're fun. Examining the whorls of a brush stroke is indeed it's own experience. As for Guuernica, only saw it once live. Yet, it does come up from time to time for mental review. Weird how that works. Be well, old friend
Art lives in the mind and the heart. Viewing a painting is different than say a concert or a theatrical event, but the end result really should be the same. And the experience itself should be just as emotional. Take care...