mel: Actually, Arlo wrote that, not me. But thanks for thinking it was me. Arlo was right on and your own boat-building story is a fine example of his point, I think. I'd add that when you take up the artful approach everything is more enjoyable too, even stupid stuff like doing dishes or pitching a tent. Each time you get this little sense of accomplishment and even a sense of pride. (Not that I could build a boat and, of course, this attitude doesn't automatically make one competent at everything attempted.) I can honestly say it has improved my experience at the university, especially when compared to my undergraduate experience, when I majored in girls and beer. Speaking of which, I've got some Plato to read. Later,dmb Arlo said: I've always thought the most important part of ZMM was in reuniting "art" with everyday activity. ...aesthetic/Quality that could be (and should be) (and IS) an integral part of everything from building rotisseries to repairing a motorcycle to welding a chain guard.
> mel: > A boat builder with whom I used to work > frequently repeated a phrase: 'beauty is free'. > The first few times he said it, the timing was > a mystery to me--Why did he say that, now? > > Eventually I got it. He was prodding me > towards seeing that how I made the structural > pieces of the boat look were more important than > the simple plan-form of structure. Analogous > to how different the musical score is from the > performance. > > Inevitably, the 'beautiful' elements found > efficiencies that the purely functional lacked. > What seemed an accident or a trick was instead > a deeped insight. Whenever I made a part > more beautiful in appearance, it was also stronger, > better fit, more efficient, etc. It was so, because > I had unknowingly paid attention to more parts > than simply the abutting or adjacent bits. > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_explore_012009 Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
