The only client of a true artist is art itself. All others are witnesses. WC
--- On Fri, 9/5/08, Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Inspirations and intentions > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 11:38 AM > Cheerskep wrote: > > "So the response to the quote from Chris above is > this: In general, writers > will "please themselves" the most when a bit > works for BOTH themselves and the > audience." > > > ... and I'm wondering if we can't just replace the > word "writers" with the > phrase "professionals of any kind" --- to include > not just painters and > musicians -- but anyone who is responsible to a client - > whether that client > is an investor or a consumer. > > Responsibility is testable --- it's either there -- or > it isn't -- the client > is either pleased or he's not --- which is more than > could be said about > inspirations and intentions which seem to flicker on and > off with personal > whimsy. > > And then Cheerskep wrote: > > But Chris appears not to appreciate that both clarity and > ambiguity are a > matter of degree. Every work of art is a composite of many > bits ("No work is > ever just a single work.") > > There are bits that are themselves composites of bits -- > and it appears to me > that only the smallest bits can be understood with clarity. > Did the Richard Gere character learn some fighting > techniques on the streets > of Manilla ? Yes -- he did -- that much is clear. But what > that says about > his relationship with a martial arts tradition -- and his > character -- that > can only be ambiguous -- as well as the big question of why > we should care > about his story at all. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click for free info on online masters degrees and make up > to $150K/ year > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/Ioyw6ijmifsIxd2TwHlxVMkgN2bdP5 > scD44eY9cHJFPg1lQOK4o2U0/
