Now.sup
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Now.sup
I have neither ranted nor raved in what seems like ages sans dave. I come home from work today and want to wikipedia philosophy. Find a Venn diagram depicting "Knowledge" where knowledge is a circle within the intersection of the two circles "Truth" and "Beliefs" both of which encompassed by the rectangle "Propositions". The notion occurred to me to take inspiration from this diagram to paint something
In the spirit of taking something from a negative and moving it to a positive, I think I may have found a solution to the pangs that get at me about "not painting even though I 'want to'". I've thought a lot about "conceptual art" over the past few years. It intrigues me. From the intrinsic value of it to the very meaning of it. Is it a cop out? Is it noble? But it's art. Because I feel like I'm moving toward a view that accepts anything as art that someone declares as such, not to be limited to requiring a declaration just encompassing it. As long as that declaration is honest. And regardless of whether or not that person thinks s/he knows the integrity, the integrity is known in the collective unconscious. I digress. A bit.
I can't paint. I don't have time to paint. I can learn, but not right now. etc etc etc. Obviously there is something here where I want to but I can't. So fine. Instead of fighting the I can't for years, move it to an I can. What can I do? I can imagine lots and lots of paintings that I'd LIKE TO PAINT. That I WISH I COULD PAINT. If only I had skill. If only I had time. If only. If only. If only... But what do I have? I have my mind's eye. I can SEE exactly what I want to paint. It moves me. It's honest. It's art in my mind. I'm frustrated that I can't share these visions with anyone. To release the emotion locked up in the vision. So.... what is concept but thought? The old adage says that a picture is worth a thousand words. That Patrick Mimran quote says