Friends,
In many ways, sculpture is an individual activity. But everything in life is more meaningful when its shared, and it is one of my goals to share my work with more people. In sharing my work, I would like to not only make beautiful things, but also have them communicate something important. I would like for people to feel some sort of connection to my artwork, and to take something away from it. The best way that I can think to do this is to tell a short story with each piece that communicates something positive; something that I think will help people.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Fireside Manifesto #4
Friends,
In order to really understand Art, we have to talk briefly about the context in which Art exists-- culture.
Culture is a basic part of the human experience as social animals. Our culture organizes our world and gives us roles to play it. Some aspects of cultures seem to make people happier overall, and some make people less happy, but all cultures are internally logically consistent.
In all parts of the world, cultures are shared and passed down through stories. Not only fairy tales and children's books, but all forms of expression tell us stories in some way. What do friends do when they get together over beer or wine? They tell stories. What do we do when we go home and want to relax? We watch stories on TV, or read them in books, or experience them in video games. It is an important and fulfilling experience to connect with one another through our stories, and in doing so, we create, change and reinforce the concepts that our culture consists of.
In order to really understand Art, we have to talk briefly about the context in which Art exists-- culture.
Culture is a basic part of the human experience as social animals. Our culture organizes our world and gives us roles to play it. Some aspects of cultures seem to make people happier overall, and some make people less happy, but all cultures are internally logically consistent.
In all parts of the world, cultures are shared and passed down through stories. Not only fairy tales and children's books, but all forms of expression tell us stories in some way. What do friends do when they get together over beer or wine? They tell stories. What do we do when we go home and want to relax? We watch stories on TV, or read them in books, or experience them in video games. It is an important and fulfilling experience to connect with one another through our stories, and in doing so, we create, change and reinforce the concepts that our culture consists of.
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