I don't think have much room for creativity,except in emergencies.
mando
To create something great and unique is not is not done by skill alone.
mando
On Nov 14, 2008, at 8:11 PM, Mike Mallory wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "armando baeza"
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Subject: Re: Stupidity and subversion
I think the creativity must be shared with the composer, but the
skill is the interpretation
of the pianist.
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I recently read something to the effect that "every artist is part
surgeon and part poet" (my paraphrase of an artist who's name I
have forgotten. And I don't have the energy right now to try to
research it)
What this artist meant I was told, is that the creation of a piece
of art requires the delicate skill of the surgeon (e.g. handling a
brush) as well as the emotive gestures of the poet. Either skill
or poetics may be dominant in a particular piece of art, but both
are usually there to some degree. The metaphor neglects the skill
of the poet and the expressiveness of the surgeon (perhaps in the
placement and arc of the cut or the way things are sewed back up,
not to mention creative ways of handling tissue, etc.) but conveys
something I find interesting..
I don't believe that much skill is always necessary in creating
something beautiful. Skill, it seems to me, is more about the
ability of the artist to create some envisioned result.
An artist may envision some work of art that requires only minimal
skill to create. Another artist may envision a work of art that
does require considerable skill. Works that require considerable
skill may be well or poorly executed. I believe there is a
tendency to place more value on works of art that require skill.
Yet, there is also something to say for those artists who envision
creations that go together easily and with simplicity.
Mike Mallory
