Virginia Woolf
The writer out of the three listed that has most played on my mind over the last few weeks has been Virginia Woolf. We talked in our tute about “Modern Fiction” p2087, with particular regard to the idea of casting all else aside and forcing to the forefront your own creative path. There is no time for the mundane, no time for the battles and the ( Read more... )
Hey Rhanihf,
Virginia Woolf also had an impact on me and my daily life, quite the opposite to yours initially, yet we seemed to share a similar consequential revolutionary moment! Woolf’s Modern Fiction states: “Life is not a series of gig-lamps symmetrically arranged; life is a luminous halo, a semi transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end”. This provoked my sense of imagination and possibility in regards to creative expression. I agreed with the sentiment that art should come first, and the rest will follow. I often put off thinking, reflecting, analysing and expressing so I can do the washing, vacuuming, cleaning etc etc etc. So instead, I got home and thought, stuff it, I'm going to be alone with my thoughts before I unstack, selfish as it may be, I felt it was for the greater good. I soon discovered, much to my dismay, I'm not very much of a creative person, nor do I tend to express myself artistically. Being alone with my thoughts wasn’t very pleasant so I went along and busied myself for a while. I wonder what Woolf would say to that…
I think what you said about music sort of being an unappreciated means of aesthetic indulgence rings true. I often find that a Red Hot Chilli Peppers song will provide me with much more spiritual rejuvenation than an entire book a literary masterpieces.
Anyways, good chatting,
Imelda
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