Category: Art

and the day came…

Was just on flickr to do a random photoshop thing (thx JG) and saw this, and really liked it. The image isn’t that awesome. and the quote isn’t either. but somehow the two together were profound to me, for, I don’t know, thirty seconds.

Here it is:

day 341: and the day came when the risk
to remain tight in a bud was more painful
than the risk it took to blossom


copyright pam.ela on flickr

Quote by Anais Nin. (was on the flickr page – not my idea to combine.)

My thirty seconds of profound appreciation, it should be noted, was shorter than the amount of time it took me to write this post. ciest la vie.

Is this dance?

deer-modern-dance

A friend e-mailed me recently with this picture, and asked: is this dance?

Here was my response:

People say that qualities of architecture are dance-like. That buildings, and trees, can dance. Fires can dance. And yes, deer can dance. But the perfomative qualities which we might in a moment recognize in a building, a tree, or a fire are expected throughout any dance presentation.

Dance occurs all over. Where it occurs consistently, people buy tickets. : )

Thanks for sending that, CM.

Over on Bourgeon, there is a simmering conversation on ‘What is Dance?” You can see that here.

There are some good books addressing that question. Copland, et al…

Bit of an academic question, but wrestling the framework of art to the ground can help one appreciate what one sees. And, if you are a practitioner, coming up with more than a knee-jerk definition of what one does can help one get through the writer’s block that occasionally troubles us all.

In case you were wondering – anyone can publish on Bourgeon. I got that question recently. I’m gonna update the ‘About’ page on Bourgeon to bring more clarity there. The submission process is: you wanna write about your work, or something about dance, I’d love to help you share it with the readers.

Off Bourgeon – III

Original Post Title: You hit what you aim at, posted on Bourgeon March 4, 2008:

If you’re lucky, and work hard, you sometimes hit what you aim for. I’m having to aim for being more of an administrator so that I can be more of an artist.

Somewhat unconnectedly, I heard a great interview two years ago with a country music star. The interviewer said: ‘to do what you’ve done, you must have come up against a lot of opposition.’ Dolly Parton said: ‘well, yes I did. And while I was tempted to run people over when I could, I decided early on to go around. I had to go around a lot of people!’ (laughed)

I know I’m not like Dolly Parton (even in dim light) but I like her thought there.