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right yeah. I am thinking about my thesis when most of my friends are trying to figure out what they are going to do with their REAL LIVES. I know I know I know academia is a fat cushion. but dammit, I love this cushion.
anyway. why do I get these ridges in my toenails?
THIS WOMAN:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Zittel
I want this art thing to encompass every choice made. in how I live, you know? you make the things you do and decisions you have to make because of every choice you are making in the first place. what you eat and where you sleep and what you wear.
the laymen usually isn't impressed by minimalism or even abstract expressionism. It doesn't make the process interesting, it doesn't make the viewer curious about the state of the artist, it just goes over their head. And what is the point of making art that is accepted only by those who "get it?" Why can't you make something that is original that tells a story about process that can at least be appreciated for the effort? ART THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD. Art that is about what everyone can agree with and an explanation for the artist's existence. So---triggering a mystical state or religious experience.
If the mystical state relates to serotonin regulation then creating a religious experience can at least make the viewer ALWAYS relate to the art in some way. If the mystical state is triggered by "TRIPPY SHIT," then impressive art needs to force all of the mental "faucets" open at once. It doesn't even have to be personal. It just has to be about everything.
and to make art about everything, everything you do has to be about art. A SENSE OF ONENESS WITH YOUR PROCESS.
I'm drunk
anyway. why do I get these ridges in my toenails?
THIS WOMAN:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Zittel
I want this art thing to encompass every choice made. in how I live, you know? you make the things you do and decisions you have to make because of every choice you are making in the first place. what you eat and where you sleep and what you wear.
the laymen usually isn't impressed by minimalism or even abstract expressionism. It doesn't make the process interesting, it doesn't make the viewer curious about the state of the artist, it just goes over their head. And what is the point of making art that is accepted only by those who "get it?" Why can't you make something that is original that tells a story about process that can at least be appreciated for the effort? ART THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD. Art that is about what everyone can agree with and an explanation for the artist's existence. So---triggering a mystical state or religious experience.
If the mystical state relates to serotonin regulation then creating a religious experience can at least make the viewer ALWAYS relate to the art in some way. If the mystical state is triggered by "TRIPPY SHIT," then impressive art needs to force all of the mental "faucets" open at once. It doesn't even have to be personal. It just has to be about everything.
and to make art about everything, everything you do has to be about art. A SENSE OF ONENESS WITH YOUR PROCESS.
I'm drunk