That's one place that I wish I had seen when I was in Paris, but, there is so much to see there: The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, Arc de Triomphe, etc. When I was there, I managed to catch an exhibit of Alberto Giacometti's works - one of my favorite artists. It was supposed to have ended before I got to Paris, but it was held over. I learned about it from an article in Newsweek, but fortunately, it was held over for a week.
Why do you like Giacometti, JamieT? I saw his work in an exhibition in Philadelphia with Cezanne and some others. I noticed they liked to draw/pint bounding lines that break up and are multiple almost as if vibrating. I don't know if science had gone far enough then to understand molecular interchange but I thought if it had they might both be experimenting with that idea.
JamieT
Nov 29, 2016
When I was painting, I wasn't aware of Giacometti, but had created human figures similar to many of his sculptures - figures that were often solitary in bleak landscapes. I found that I could express many different emotions with very little change in these human, almost stick figures that were genderless. For example, two people hugging, there was nothing to show if it was a man and a woman, two men, two women, or two children hugging each other.
pixipixil
Nov 29, 2016
So ambiguity leads to universality? I paint also but you'd probably consider me a trite throwback. I still love painting what I see.
JamieT
Nov 29, 2016
I think it can in some circumstances. If you see an image that only tells you "human, " you don't know race, gender, age, etc.
I love to see anyone who creates art, crafts, any sort of creation for self-expression. Too many people worry that they can't draw or paint because they can't draw a straight line or they're no good. I wish more people would try to express themselves artistically - musically, sculpting, painting, drawing, ceramics, etc. When I was painting on a regular basis (and I really need to get back to it), sometimes I would use a canvas just to deal with my emotions - I didn't care what the end result looked like, but, by the time I was finished, I would feel exhausted by getting my anger/depression/anxiety/whatever out.
pixipixil
Nov 30, 2016
It's good for that but I usually write a poem or try making jokes. I wish I could play piano well. There's nothing like pounding out some angry music when you're upset. If you can do keyboard your playing is always welcome but not so with singing.
The problem with having so much access to the best artists' performances/works is that we no longer entertain eachother. How much more fun it would be to still have a shared time of performing for eachther. A friend has a group of us over when his wife is practicing for a performance...she clog dances and plays with a mandolin group. They use us as a warm-up for her but they don't let anybody else perform. Actually I don't mind. Whatever brings friends together is good. My husband would die of embarassment if we had folks to our house and then I got up to perform eventhough I am semi professional in voice.
I miss doing solos at church but to do that you have to commit to choir and I don't like singing choral anymore (either its good stuff that requires a whole lot of work or its stuff not worth doing) plus the rehearsals are at night and I don't like night driving.
I love to see anyone who creates art, crafts, any sort of creation for self-expression. Too many people worry that they can't draw or paint because they can't draw a straight line or they're no good. I wish more people would try to express themselves artistically - musically, sculpting, painting, drawing, ceramics, etc. When I was painting on a regular basis (and I really need to get back to it), sometimes I would use a canvas just to deal with my emotions - I didn't care what the end result looked like, but, by the time I was finished, I would feel exhausted by getting my anger/depression/anxiety/whatever out.
The problem with having so much access to the best artists' performances/works is that we no longer entertain eachother. How much more fun it would be to still have a shared time of performing for eachther. A friend has a group of us over when his wife is practicing for a performance...she clog dances and plays with a mandolin group. They use us as a warm-up for her but they don't let anybody else perform. Actually I don't mind. Whatever brings friends together is good. My husband would die of embarassment if we had folks to our house and then I got up to perform eventhough I am semi professional in voice.
I miss doing solos at church but to do that you have to commit to choir and I don't like singing choral anymore (either its good stuff that requires a whole lot of work or its stuff not worth doing) plus the rehearsals are at night and I don't like night driving.