Ant, On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Ant McWatt <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan, > > I hadn't realised either that Henry Miller's "Big Sur and the Oranges of > Hieronymus Bosch" was written extensively "about artists of all sorts... [and > that he claimed] even the community plumber is an artist. Reminds me a lot of > ZMM." > > I, for one anyway, will be making sure to also read Miller's "Big Sur" book > this Summer if only due to your intriguing comment quoted above. Many thanks > for pointing this similarity out between the two books. Much appreciated.
Hi Ant, I'm about 1/2 way through with the book and enjoying it immensely. While it isn't a travel-related book like ZMM it is definitely worth a read... I think you'll see the resemblance. From Wiki: "Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms, developing a new sort of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association and mysticism, always distinctly about and expressive of the real-life Henry Miller and yet also fictional." The article goes on to say his work had a heavy influence on the Beat writers, especially Jack Kerouac, the only one Miller cared for. Thanks, Dan http://www.danglover.com > > All the best, > > Ant > > > www.robertpirsig.org > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Dan Glover said to Arlo, May 15th 2014 > > > Arlo, > > On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:32 PM, ARLO JAMES BENSINGER JR <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> [Ron] >> I don't think "artist" is a very nice word. It implies some special status >> that lets certain people be creative while the rest of us muddle along. >> >> [Arlo] >> Agree. I think its better to use "artful" and append it to the activity >> (artful painting, artful inquiry, artful woodworking, artful trombone >> playing, etc.). Rather than "she's an artist", you could say "she paints >> very artfully". And that guy over there, he artfully maintains his >> motorcycle. > > Dan: > Actually, I think it was John who wrote that. I took it as sort of > tongue in cheek in that Lu is an artist (and a very talented one at > that) but perhaps I am mistaken. > > I happen to be reading Henry Miller's Big Sur and the Oranges of > Hieronymus Bosch in which he writes extensively about artists of all > sorts... he claims even the community plumber is an artist. Reminds me > a lot of ZMM. > > Anyway, I'm not sure why, but I am noticing people around me in my > daily life and how inclined (or disinclined) they are to artistry. It > isn't that they specialize in one particular area... she's a painter, > he's a woodworker, she sings, he dances) but rather that artful > attitude permeates their entire beings. > > I think I see it here too, in the high quality (or low quality) of the posts. > > Just an observation... > > Dan > > > . > > > 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/md/archives.html -- 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/md/archives.html
