tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post930049251229765367..comments2023-11-10T00:56:30.857-08:00Comments on Existential Neighborhood: Sunday in the StudioJane Dunnewoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254943030333257172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post-78397678817626148652010-11-30T20:14:51.506-08:002010-11-30T20:14:51.506-08:00What is abstraction, anyway? For me, what looks to...What is abstraction, anyway? For me, what looks to many as abstract in my own work is truly a gesture of energy and music, an interpretation of glimpses of a figurative world. Even those who make purely representational work imbue their subjects with emotional color, unless they are only depicting the outer skin of the thing, in which their subjects look sadly lifeless. Think Phillip Pearlstein, for that example. To me, the MOST intriguing work involves the balance of seemingly abstract, and the symbolic and recognizable.Astrid Hilger Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109405430487468954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post-39168877764293998002010-11-25T11:10:45.122-08:002010-11-25T11:10:45.122-08:00PS I'm not really headless,only advocating occ...PS I'm not really headless,only advocating occasional heedlessness! weird that Google does that to the little image, should I be worried? headless in GA!Elizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post-28344671820800272982010-11-25T11:09:29.569-08:002010-11-25T11:09:29.569-08:00Allow yourself to try it all...tell the Judge her ...Allow yourself to try it all...tell the Judge her time will come - later!Elizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post-29774876005198541042010-11-23T15:30:22.845-08:002010-11-23T15:30:22.845-08:00I Love these comments and the thrust of continued ...I Love these comments and the thrust of continued thinking they inspire.<br />Thank you, thank you for this forwarding of the thought thread.Jane Dunnewoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254943030333257172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post-76996438170638528192010-11-22T20:57:50.684-08:002010-11-22T20:57:50.684-08:00The "new" physics (as opposed to classic...The "new" physics (as opposed to classic Newtonian) says in very simple terms)that the act of observation changes that which we are observing because of the energy connection between the two. Very old spiritual practices support this idea. I think anyone actively and continually involved in the creative process understands and experiences this if only intuitively. Is this process at the base of artistic growth and development? We create, we observe both object and process, we change as a result, the way we see the object changes and, in some way, the object changes by direct alteration or just in "spirit". <br /><br />Using pieces of the past is still using the new because the piece is not the same as it was in the past. It has been changed by the act of use and observation. I also think that becoming aware of this process to some degree is what drives creation and the overwhelming need to create. BTW - they also say that the connective energy has intelligence of its own. Hmmm...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728381694197643612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post-58392320148367056692010-11-22T20:07:34.878-08:002010-11-22T20:07:34.878-08:00Oh, Jane, there is so much here,,,Going in every d...Oh, Jane, there is so much here,,,Going in every day, the commitment, the exploration, the judgment, the working & reworking of the truth of ours hearts...<br />Thank you for sharing this.<br />And I know that your heart will keep coming back to you/having you coming back to her. And whatever arises from those meetings will be beautiful.skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335377567158914606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120593322934217357.post-62406893223205996762010-11-22T16:17:41.959-08:002010-11-22T16:17:41.959-08:00Indeed, making is healing. Making changes us. You ...Indeed, making is healing. Making changes us. You recognized the rightfulness of the heart, you knew it. A web, a network of caring is the safety net that holds us; you hold your sister, your family. They, in turn, hold you. We hope to help with that holding. Seek rightness, heal, know comfort.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730298448632087144noreply@blogger.com