Remember, I’d go around talking about the “concept of the virtuoso” and argue that virtuoso musicians were more athletes than artists…I think grad school ruins a lot of us, as we become so knowledgeable that we see the puppet strings and decide the over-intellectual mumbo jumbo is so far removed from the beauty of human desire to express emotions through artistic creation.
Thank you for what you wrote here, Rachel! Thanks for helping me feel OK about my failure to enjoy some art. Also, you're helping me understand more about my recent decisions to start attending Contact Improv, Contemplative Movement, another free-form dance practice, and, hopefully soon, an Authentic Movement group. The more I keep moving and connecting with others through movement, the better my mental and physical health. Thanks for helping me explain this to myself, and maybe others!
Remember, I’d go around talking about the “concept of the virtuoso” and argue that virtuoso musicians were more athletes than artists…I think grad school ruins a lot of us, as we become so knowledgeable that we see the puppet strings and decide the over-intellectual mumbo jumbo is so far removed from the beauty of human desire to express emotions through artistic creation.
Thank you for what you wrote here, Rachel! Thanks for helping me feel OK about my failure to enjoy some art. Also, you're helping me understand more about my recent decisions to start attending Contact Improv, Contemplative Movement, another free-form dance practice, and, hopefully soon, an Authentic Movement group. The more I keep moving and connecting with others through movement, the better my mental and physical health. Thanks for helping me explain this to myself, and maybe others!
This was such a breath of fresh air, Rachel, thank you for sharing!
I think Edward Hopper makes a good point!