December Meme Day 5: Better Subjects for Art than Sex
I'm just going to stop apologizing for these being late. They're going to be late. Let's just assume that from now on.
Today's request, from philippos42: "Two things that are better than sex (as a subject for art)"
OH BOY. The hard part here is going to be winnowing it down.
Well, not really, I'm just gonna grab the first two off the top of my head.
1) Relationships. Any relationships. Romantic, familial, adversarial, friendly, soulmate, acquaintence, fannish, WHATEVER, I genuinely believe that every single piece of art on the face of the planet is about a relationship in some way. Every story is about a relationship. Every piece of art is a narrative. Ergo...
And really, relationships are the key to an interesting story. I don't know about you guys, but I read a story for the interactions between the characters involved. The better their relationships are portrayed, the more interested I am.
2) Horses. Dude, I'm a horsegirl. Horses are gorgeous, and smart, and funny, and adorable, and dumb as bricks, and evil, and ugly, and basically I love horses and if you dislike horses you are wrong and we can't be friends.
I am kidding about that last bit.
Mostly.
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Today's request, from philippos42: "Two things that are better than sex (as a subject for art)"
OH BOY. The hard part here is going to be winnowing it down.
Well, not really, I'm just gonna grab the first two off the top of my head.
1) Relationships. Any relationships. Romantic, familial, adversarial, friendly, soulmate, acquaintence, fannish, WHATEVER, I genuinely believe that every single piece of art on the face of the planet is about a relationship in some way. Every story is about a relationship. Every piece of art is a narrative. Ergo...
And really, relationships are the key to an interesting story. I don't know about you guys, but I read a story for the interactions between the characters involved. The better their relationships are portrayed, the more interested I am.
2) Horses. Dude, I'm a horsegirl. Horses are gorgeous, and smart, and funny, and adorable, and dumb as bricks, and evil, and ugly, and basically I love horses and if you dislike horses you are wrong and we can't be friends.
I am kidding about that last bit.
Mostly.
This entry is crossposted at http://bookblather.dreamwidth.org/228337.html. Please comment over there if possible.