[MD] MOQ and Art

[MarshaV]

Greetings,

And maybe along with communication and self-expression we might add 
self-exploration, with the canvas acting as a mirror.  I've often 
used a mirror for a new perspective, but also just turning the 
painting upside-down.

Marsha


At 03:58 AM 9/2/2006, Peter wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Mike's lengthy post about his art experiences was a pleasant, idea provoking
>read. The part about "Acting is living truthfully under imaginary
>circumstances" was a fresh perspective - I am not an actor though I often
>thought of trying.
>
>Marsha makes a good point about the value of the creative part of art: art
>is not only about communication, it's also about self-expression. The act of
>painting has a very sensual aspect to it and mixing paint is like alchemy.
>The painter IS the audience and the end result depends on determination to
>find a satisfactory solution. What is great about painting is that the point
>of satisfaction can sometimes happen quite unexpectedly early, while other
>times it has to laboured, re-digested and perhaps revisited over several
>years to reach closure.
>
>Mike mentioned a 'Method acting' technique of tricking the brain as a way
>round the difficulty all artists must experience in the creative process -
>how can you break the habit of seeing, hearing, performing your work. In
>painting, situations arise where you suspect something doesn't quite work
>properly but nevertheless you are attached to it as it is; someone told me
>to look at it through a mirror in these cases.
>
>One thing I do take issue with in Mike's exposition is: 'creating great art
>is "finding the balance between the heart and the head." '. The heart is an
>organ for pumping blood around the body - does he mean that you should keep
>a cool head so that you don't get over excited? or is it just poor use of
>words that really want to mean great art is emotional?  The heart plays a
>very minor part in painting - unless it is a very big canvas and involves
>climbing up ladders!