Comments on: Your art matters, it makes a difference. http://99daz.com/your-art-matters-it-makes-a-difference Inspire, be inspired and appreciate. Fine arts original, modern and from history for us to enjoy. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:39:46 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: What I Learned From the Law… of the Playground « Lives Less Ordinary http://99daz.com/your-art-matters-it-makes-a-difference/comment-page-1#comment-716 What I Learned From the Law… of the Playground « Lives Less Ordinary Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:04:55 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=171#comment-716 [...] and who extend our expectations. Our world is enhanced by their presence and their perspective. As Daz Cox recently wrote on his [...] [...] and who extend our expectations. Our world is enhanced by their presence and their perspective. As Daz Cox recently wrote on his [...]

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/42323e6cae39e7a.png" alt="amypalko MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> amypalko http://99daz.com/your-art-matters-it-makes-a-difference/comment-page-1#comment-701 amypalko MonsterID Icon amypalko Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:49:37 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=171#comment-701 What a fascinating post, Daz! First off, I'm going to have to get my hands on that Clarke story; it sounds incredible and so inspirational. Secondly, as I was reading about your experience with the Rothko piece, I was reminded of my trip to Montreal. I spent 2 full days in the contemporary art museum there, in a constant state of wonder. I sat and looked at pieces and time stood still. I wrote pages and pages in my notebook, frantically, futilely, trying to capture my thoughts before they escaped me. When I arrived back at the backpackers, where I was staying, I raved about it to the other travelers there. The next day a group of them went on my recommendation, and they hated it. They just didn't get it. I can now see that they were just not ready for it (maybe they'll never be?), but at the time, I thought there was maybe something not quite right with me! Lastly, my thesis, that I'm currently working, on is looking at ideas of high and low culture. It's involved looking at ideas of economic and cultural capital, and the sacralisation of 'serious' art. Anyway, what you say here about thinking of success in art in non-economic terms, I think, is spot on. Like you say, making your living by your art must be great, but it can't be the determining factor. Anyway, this has ended up a ridiculously long comment, so I'll finish up now. A great post which really got my synapses firing! Thanks Amy xx What a fascinating post, Daz! First off, I’m going to have to get my hands on that Clarke story; it sounds incredible and so inspirational.
Secondly, as I was reading about your experience with the Rothko piece, I was reminded of my trip to Montreal. I spent 2 full days in the contemporary art museum there, in a constant state of wonder. I sat and looked at pieces and time stood still. I wrote pages and pages in my notebook, frantically, futilely, trying to capture my thoughts before they escaped me. When I arrived back at the backpackers, where I was staying, I raved about it to the other travelers there. The next day a group of them went on my recommendation, and they hated it. They just didn’t get it. I can now see that they were just not ready for it (maybe they’ll never be?), but at the time, I thought there was maybe something not quite right with me!
Lastly, my thesis, that I’m currently working, on is looking at ideas of high and low culture. It’s involved looking at ideas of economic and cultural capital, and the sacralisation of ‘serious’ art. Anyway, what you say here about thinking of success in art in non-economic terms, I think, is spot on. Like you say, making your living by your art must be great, but it can’t be the determining factor.

Anyway, this has ended up a ridiculously long comment, so I’ll finish up now. A great post which really got my synapses firing! Thanks
Amy
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