Wisdom For Today.
It is only abandoned.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
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5 Comments:
Way to spiritualize it dude. :D
I can only assume, you are not an artist.
Should I have said human art?
Would that make it more spiritually potable?
I guess the problem I have with your reaction is that you seem to assume that God is finished creating. I know. I know. Seven days. But what makes you think God is no longer creating?
I never said that God abandoned us. Nor did I imply that. I simply said that art is never finished. Take you for example. Are you finished? I hope not. But art that is not growing should not be mistaken for finished. It has been abandoned.
Perhaps another idea became too appealing to the artist. Perhaps the artist no longer felt worthy of the art and could not do it justice in continuing. There are many reasons but as I see it, there are only two kinds of art:
- Art in progress
- Abandoned art
Never finished.
Of course we're not abandoned!
But then, that's 'cause God's still creating.
I have a feeling He'll never be finished.
Not to mention, He's got to be quite the multi-tasker.
In closing, the thing I love about the picture is that most folks only see the car. In the same moment, the graffiti behind the car is a beautiful example of art finding its place (even though it is forbidden). Some day, when the nuclear fallout clears, graffiti will be a grand testament to who we were as a society. We see it as unpleasant now, but someday, it may define us. How beautiful. Gangstas. Who'd have thunk it?
Love ya man!
Cheers!
Luke
12:04 PM
This reminds me of the feature, "Films Are Not Released, They Escape," on the Star Wars, AOTC DVD. Something SO complex, plus, you have a studio and distributor with set deadlines. There I can see that the art isn't finished, but is only abandoned because it MUST be. Of course, we now know that George Lucas is incapable of leaving well-enough alone, even when the consumers of his art cry out for him to leave his grubbies off it!
Is it possible in the long term for art to be neither finished NOR abandoned?
Interesting discussion, fellas.
Oh, and Mark, I like your profile picture. Escher-ish?
9:40 AM
Some bold submissions in the beginning of your second entry, Mark. Can't say I'm entirely jiving with you on that... but I see what you're saying.
For me, the creative process is very easy to define as being in progress or abandoned. But that's me.
Of course, my biggest mistake was to use the word "never" to make any sort of statement.
So after shamefully bowing out of my totalitarianism, let me continue the volley.
I can't say that I agree (or disagree) with your assessment of what is art and what is craft. For me there is no aethestic endeavor that lacks the involvement of every part of my being. This doesn't necessarily negate your definition; it might support it... perhaps every aethstetic endeavor that I engage in is art. Hey! I didn't say it was good art.
For me, I have never finished any art. I can think of plenty that has been let go. It is all abandoned at best. I cannot tell you how many times I look back and see things that I would do completely differently. Now I know, that could easily be said to be nothing more than evidence that it is me who has changed and that such a fact has no bearing on whether my art is finished when I lay down the brush. I guess only I could know, it never is. Usually, I hit the end of my rope. I come to that place where what I can see exceeds what I can do. I slump down, take a deep breath, and resign to the inevitable. I lay it down. It's as done as it will ever be.
But the truth is, But I don't see God's art as being nearly as limited as our art. God's is ever evolving. It's alive.
The most amazing thing about what God creates is that it creates. God's art makes art. Our art can only hope to inspire it. Our art will never itself create new art... at least not on this side of eternity. The closest that we can come to that is watching our offspring go on to do wonderful things. But ask any of our wives and they'd probably tell you that the moment of our children's conception was anything but art.
All good thoughts fellas.
I'm with Jeremy. I believe that it is possible for art to be forever in process. It need not be abandoned nor finished. It can simply be in process... forever.
Keep it coming!
Luke
10:18 AM
I will not speak spiritually on this topic, only from a perspective of having created "art" myself. I believe your statement is wrong in the fact that art is abandoned if the artist thinks it is complete. If I were creating a piece of art, there comes a point when I am done, when I feel like it is perfectly the way I wanted it.....or mistakely turned out better than I wanted. If you add more it takes away from the effect the artist wanted to get across. Take for example a black and white picture, someone might look at it and believe it needs color to be finished, but that may not be what the artist believed in their minds when they created it. There is a point of over doing something as well, which I have learned the hard way. So I think that when the artist says it is done (from their perspective)....it is finished, then displayed to be enjoyed...not abandoned. Just my thoughts.
10:24 AM
Have extra bed sheets on hand in case of cold. btw, great discussion.
1:51 AM
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