tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post5755208941455755441..comments2023-09-25T08:27:13.579-05:00Comments on The Pink Cowboy: Art: Separated at BirthThe Pink Cowboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006823919205286012noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post-20477230625829007052009-01-09T20:50:00.000-06:002009-01-09T20:50:00.000-06:00I fully agree with Steph. I never thought of canne...I fully agree with Steph. I never thought of canned laughter as a metaphor for intellectual lazines. How clever. I very satisfied in the way my post on art provoked all your intelligent commentaries. Thanks!The Pink Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006823919205286012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post-2294810996242163972009-01-09T15:06:00.000-06:002009-01-09T15:06:00.000-06:00I don't understand people who think they have to u...I don't understand people who think they have to understand everything. Can't they just appreciate an art form for it's own particular beauty? I agree with Steph. Most people, especially Americans, unfortunately, are just plain intellectually lazy. Oy.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post-19329601343344556312009-01-09T14:51:00.000-06:002009-01-09T14:51:00.000-06:00So true. When I'm really in a funk, it's art to th...So true. When I'm really in a funk, it's art to the rescue. If something bothers me in an artpiece, I wonder what it is that I'm connecting with...why does it disturb? I need to ponder on my emotions and sometimes let something go. Art is feeling power communicated with mental skill through emotional hands. Excellent photos. TPC rides again!Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post-25067376496633771582009-01-09T14:18:00.000-06:002009-01-09T14:18:00.000-06:00Most people are intellectually lazy: they don't wa...Most people are intellectually lazy: they don't want to think, they want everything laid out for them. Look at canned laughter on TV, as only a small example. Tell me when something's funny, dammit!<BR/><BR/>The contemplation of art is dead to most of American society not only because it forces us to think, but it also forces us to confront ourselves, something else most people don't want to do. As a classical composer, I run into this all the time.<BR/><BR/>We are becoming Rome, when art was swallowed up by blood sport. Today as then, people would rather roar in an arena than sit in a concert hall or walk through a museum.Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post-66608926451714732562009-01-09T05:53:00.000-06:002009-01-09T05:53:00.000-06:00Just today we were talking about art over cups of ...Just today we were talking about art over cups of caffeine, and you go and write about it, PC. Fancy that!<BR/><BR/>The sculpture reminds me of a set of "snobs" or "knuckles", which is a game my sweet mam used to play as a girl. Originally, the snobs were actually washed and dried boney joints off some animal carcass, recenty enjoyed as a Sunday lunch. Later, the shapes were copied and moulded out of hard plastic, and became a school fad.<BR/><BR/>To get back to our conclusion of art earlier today, it's definitely in the eye / mind / heart / soul of the beholder, maybe not always universally recognised and enjoyed in the same way, but able to move someone, somewhere at some time or other. <BR/><BR/>Great post!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post-35125034126871706322009-01-09T04:13:00.000-06:002009-01-09T04:13:00.000-06:00art has to do something to me. anything. change so...art has to do something to me. anything. change something. either the way i think or see. it must have an impact either way - +ve or -ve or simply pleasurable. i love it. as you say, its created intelligence. its personal. its revealing. to repeat myself, delighted to discover you! xx jJanellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125077795925721552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234352629821148596.post-9029688271455116372009-01-08T21:04:00.000-06:002009-01-08T21:04:00.000-06:00my daughter has scoliosis, so i particularly appre...my daughter has scoliosis, so i particularly appreciate the vertebrae. <BR/>i love how you describe art as emotional. i totally agree.Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02346497617457838360noreply@blogger.com