Myself and some russian art student frends always haunt the trash
sites in neighborhood as many art and architecture students throw ouyt otf
good stuff--also at end o the ter many stdets as you mentioned, give
up--and so leave behnd in their lockers and laying abt al manner of
materias
also rummage around constryuction sites--you'll find n end of good
materials!
some of thw rokesr in my area now know me and save things for
me--all kinds of great stuff--
aso check out art supplies etc stores on trash night for when they
throw out things used for smaples--papers, pens, etc etc markers and so
on--discontinued lines
depending on the city and the shool you can really feast along
with the flies on what is thrown out
yad sales often afford good materials of all srots
when i was in advanced placment in fremch for two years
sponsored by the french gov't--w had to memorize thousands of lside in the
manner you mention
name, date, painter, school to which it belong, influences it
showed as well as those it engendered etc
evrything from truly wild dada works to the most boring of the
accepted works of the various nineteenth century bourgeous salon painters
that was toughest exam i had ever had to tke--lasted two days--i
was put in the french native language speaker section--as many in new
hampshire, where i ws bussed to school as our village in vermont was too
small for anything past sixth grade--there are many people in northern nh
who work in the sawmills and the forests--lumberjacks and carpeneters like
many of my relatives for generations--who speak only french despite being
citizens of the usa
the exams were given by jesuits in a Concrod nm--the capital--we
were bussed down or driven by our teachers--exams were in spoke, written,
writing essays on spot, grammar, history, art identification, etc etc etc
man those Jesuits were a tough lot!
i did win two years running firt place and plaques and books from
french gov't--which alone helped me get nto college--
(i was also living a lot in frnace in those days which allowed me
to be able to speak french so well--now i am pretty rusty though still
read it everyday so as not to forget outright--)
i think though that beig an artist arady you are going to have a
garand old time as i think you are already regarding the art school
experience as a kind of art process/project of your own its own right--and
so will turn all to your own inimitable advantage!
much appreciate your news from the front!
onwo/ards!
dave baptiste
