no. see that's exactly the problem. who's to say that signed artists are
better in expressing themselves than "the rest of us?" just because a
garbageman gets paid for it and we don't get paid for expressing our
sanitary skills, does that automatically mean he is better than the rest of
us are, or just that he has chosen that job? the same goes for artists. i
honestly think i could easily make much of the postmodern "yellow square on
canvas" fad paintings that are up now in art museums, but why would i waste
my time doing that when i have other things i need to get out, especially
given what i'd have to go through making the yellow square on canvas seem
like "art." compromise is what it's about. you either do or you don't. if
you're smart in this day and age, compromise can mean lots of money and
fame, but once you do that, give up hope for expressing yourself cleanly and
simply from that point on. also give up the illusion that you are an
artist.
vzaem
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> From: Joshua Brown [mailto:josh@undertone.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 9:30 PM
> To: Myroslaw Bytz; idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: RE: [idm] re: art & expression
>
>
> Although, when I buy an album, I am looking for art, not just
> expression...
> Art is a special kind of skilled expression produced by artists, or those
> who are better at expressing themselves than the rest of us. That's why
> they get paid for it.
>
> At 05:48 PM 5/14/2001, Myroslaw Bytz wrote:
> >thank you for clearing that up. that's what i've been trying to
> get across.
> >i simply think that if the term "art," the way it is commonly used, had
> >never come into existence, that the world would be a little happier.
> >
> >vzaem
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joshua Brown [mailto:josh@undertone.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:30 PM
> > > To: idm@hyperreal.org
> > > Subject: [idm] re: art & expression
> > >
> > >
> > > art does not equal expression
> > >
> > > art is a form of expression
> > >
> > > not all expression is art
> > >
> > > but all art is expression
> > >
> > >
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