Re: Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread alanfffo
the point of my name dropping was simply (and i don't think i did it very well) to get acros the fact that in my expereience the people we know to have been involved in fluxus, don't really believe that it exists. it is way too vague in all of its complexity. it is a whole bunch of other

FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC CUPS

2005-05-16 Thread alanfffo
Sorry again Allan! I don't know why I keep hitting the e cheaper than cocaine? Oh Odin's Underpants its a B(owman)LOG http://bowmansramblings.blogspot.com/

FLUXLIST: ALLANISM

2005-05-16 Thread Cecil Touchon
For all of the Allans involved maybe we should start allanism or allanon or maybe take the 'flux' out of fluxus and put allan in...well maybe that idea stinks: allanus. Cecil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry again Allan! I don't know why I keep hitting the e cheaper than

RE: [fluxnexus] Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread Allan Revich
BTW: I also agree with Ken Friedmans definition, which may in fact be the best of all, as it accomplishes both succinctness and inclusiveness: globalism, the unity of art and life, intermedia, experimentalism, chance, playfulness, simplicity, implicativeness, exemplativism, specificity,

RE: FLUXLIST: ALLANISM

2005-05-16 Thread Allan Revich
1) Sorry again Allan! I don't know why I keep hitting the e (Old habits die hard! I appreciate that you are trying) 2) For all of the Allans involved maybe we should start allanism or allanon or maybe take the 'flux' out of fluxus and put allan in...well maybe that idea stinks: allanus.

Re: FLUXLIST: ALLANISM

2005-05-16 Thread Cecil Touchon
Al(l)(e/a)n That is really good. The master key to all of those confusing spellings. I was considering just Al for everybody. Cecil Allan Revich wrote: 1) Sorry again Allan! I don't know why I keep hitting the e (Old habits die hard! I appreciate that you are

Re: FLUXLIST: ALLANISM

2005-05-16 Thread Ann Klefstad
Title: Re: FLUXLIST: ALLANISM 8) Lets have a Fluxdrink together sometime soon! Allan Revich A Fluxdrink! What is it a solvent for? What does it precipitate? Recipes-- AK

FLUXLIST: allanuses of the world....

2005-05-16 Thread alanfffo
that idea stinks: allanus. Cecil oh i don't know, a good name for me when i disappear up my own backside ;-) Oh Odin's Underpants its a B(owman)LOG http://bowmansramblings.blogspot.com/

FLUXLIST: fluxdrink 1 2

2005-05-16 Thread alanfffo
Fluxdrink 1: hot liquid very hot coffee served in a soluble cup Fluxdrink 2: difficult liquid glass to be served over several hundred years ab ve 16/V/05 Oh Odin's Underpants its a B(owman)LOG http://bowmansramblings.blogspot.com/

Re: [fluxnexus] Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread Cecil Touchon
Hi Al(l)(e/a)n, Yes I am impressed with Ken's clear and direct thinking in a lot of his essays. I think he is really great. The bad part about it is, it is so clear that one tends not to question it and I wonder about that. I mean I wonder is it actually 12 or did he just like that number. Or

Re: FLUXLIST: Fluxdrink Time

2005-05-16 Thread Ann Klefstad
Title: Re: FLUXLIST: Fluxdrink Time Ach nei its my view that ingestion is a perfectly personal affair. But if people would like to note what theyre hoisting and if they wish why (what does the drink do to them, whats the desired result?) that would be lovely. As noted, I usually think of drinks

Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread Carol Starr
hi fluxsters you have me thinking...that in itself can be rare. am i a fluxus artist? no do i like fluxus? very much indeed does it influence my life as an artist? you bet it does would i miss all of you if you went away? can't stand to even think of it (resounding yes) another thought:

Re: Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread Don Boyd
Dear Alan, Those were good thoughts and good achievements you listed. Pretty much my sentiments except don't care whether I'm considered Fluxus or not, just DO IT. History will decide. Life is what counts! -Don http://www.doneboyd.com check out my website for the latest images!

FLUXLIST: Drowning

2005-05-16 Thread John M. Bennett
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FLUXLIST: Why Jinks

2005-05-16 Thread John M. Bennett
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Re: [fluxnexus] Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread Don Boyd
I have a few more thoughts to add to this discussion, which I think is good. George and Dick Higgins did not always agree to what Fluxus was and I do not think we need to agree. Dick was joint with George in developing Fluxus philosophy or aesthetics and I think Ken Friedman is the rightful

Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread thejv
the pursuit of nothingness, an escapade in defying definition for pure essence of experience that defines its own history without attachment to interpretation of what went before. -Original Message- From: Don Boyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com Sent: Mon, 16 May 2005

Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread Allan Revich
A Collection of Ideas About Fluxus"...it was meant to be a long-lasting idea or tradition with continuing converts and practitioners. That is the way I look at it and that is the way I deal with it." [Don Boyd]"I think what makes Fluxus so dynamic and interesting to me is that there is no

FLUXLIST: THIS WILL BE OUR ABSOLUTE ENDEAVOR

2005-05-16 Thread Cecil Touchon
Is your_family prepared for the next terrorist attack? My thoughts were; What kind of terror attack was this? I needed more information... but none of the cable or radio stations had information. Disaster/Problem! Sheer panic! Someone had punched the wrong button and the wrong tape was

RE: [fluxnexus] Re: FLUXLIST: FLUXUS AND THE PLASTIC ARTS

2005-05-16 Thread Allan Revich
In the book, Beck Al Hansen: Playing With Matches, Al Hansen says: Anyone who thinks Fluxus is serious misses the point. One who thinks Fluxus is not serious is closer to the point, but still misses the point. A unique thing about Fluxus is it is also not in-between. Fluxus is not between

FLUXLIST: Proposal for a New FluxMember Starter Kit - Part One: A Collection of Ideas About Fluxus (expanded slightly)

2005-05-16 Thread Cecil Touchon
A Collection of Ideas About Fluxus "...it was meant to be a long-lasting idea or tradition with continuing converts and practitioners. That is the way I look at it and that is the way I deal with it. I think it should be open to anyone who wants to practice it. " [Don Boyd] "I think what

FLUXLIST: Fluxus Plastic Arts Studio Companion

2005-05-16 Thread Cecil Touchon
OK Then. So I will begin. Feel free to chime in. THE ALL NEW FLUXNEXUS PLASTIC ARTS STUDIO COMPANION DRAWING WORKSHOP DRAWING PROJECT 001 (for developing concentration and dexterity) Materials Large sheet of paper sharpened #4B Artist Drawing Pencil An Erasure On the floor or an

FLUXLIST: Re: Returned mail: User unknown

2005-05-16 Thread thejv
the pursuit of nothingness, an escapade in defying definition for pure essence of experience that defines its own history without attachment to interpretation of what went before. -Original Message- From: Don Boyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com Sent: Mon, 16 May 2005