Elizabeth Priddy on tue 15 sep 09
In a thread over on facebook, we were talking about having an open mind and=
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how that contributes to being a better person. =3DA0As I was thinking abou=
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it as it applies to artists, this came to mind.
artists with open minds tend to be flakes. one aspect of being an artist t=
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hat is consistent is a cohesive vision of the world and the art they produc=
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e. so artists are more likely to judge the work they encounter with crap/c=
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ool evaluations that over their lifetimes lead them to a coherent view of t=
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he world that is very single minded. =3D0A=3D0AThe greatest artists have al=
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wound up this way. it is an editing process of the universe to winnow it =
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down to something worth doing/looking at/ producing. anything less is a pe=
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rson that is overly influenced and who is not producing from the synthetic =
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reasoning place in our brains.=3D0A=3D0AI know some types who would love to=
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artists, but they have no capacity for synthetic reasoning. and they are t=
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oo open minded, no judgement/evaluation/editing skills.=3D0A=3D0Athis is wh=
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many artists are "opinionated". It is a requirement of the job.
some people cannot make art. they are limited by their inability to focus.=
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too much new information, all of it evaluated with an open mind and accep=
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tance of everything as being equally relevant and worthy.
not everything is relevant and worthy.
some of it is crap. some of it is cool. deciding that is a privelege of a=
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n artist. it is the consumer that is falling down on the job in the art wo=
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rld. they should demand better quality product. then they would get it in=
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stead of overturned garbage cans and elaborate piles of poo.
Elizabeth Priddy
=3D0ABeaufort, NC - USA
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=3D0AWorkshops and pottery online at: http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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=3D0APersonal Blog: http://open.salon.com/user_blog.php?uid=3D3D943
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=3D0ANatural Instincts Conference Information:
=3D0Ahttp://downtothepottershouse.com/NaturalInstincts.html
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=3D0AKiln pictures and such: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7973282@N03/
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