tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post1888066132457532030..comments2023-10-05T10:01:15.076-07:00Comments on Cassandra Barney: Musings on ArtCassandra Barneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04370332342629656730noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-52152793618515752462008-05-17T07:31:00.000-07:002008-05-17T07:31:00.000-07:00Perhaps what is special and beautiful about Art is...Perhaps what is special and beautiful about Art is that it allows us to manifest our spirit in form. I can't think of any place outside of Art where this can be done. I feel an aching sense of gratitude for being allowed that, and it must be why there is such an indescribable and incomparable satisfaction from the making of art.I Amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820674847820877045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-84472060444182372162008-05-15T21:51:00.000-07:002008-05-15T21:51:00.000-07:00Nicholas- I'm going to paint a garden indeed. It's...Nicholas- I'm going to paint a garden indeed. It's one of my paintings for the Tree of Life show with my dad and sister in CT this fall. Good call. I'd say I'll send you some produce but that would be putting the wagon before the horse. <BR/><BR/>A- living artfully is just what Dan Barney would say. I think that's one big part of it. I still have this branch that I hang onto that's about something special and beautiful and unexplainable.<BR/>XOX CCassandra Barneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370332342629656730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-45491811831359502282008-05-14T03:56:00.000-07:002008-05-14T03:56:00.000-07:00Cass, I think creative people are overly precious ...Cass, I think creative people are overly precious and possesive about the term "Art". For me art is anything which resonates with the joy of being. Regardless of the surface emotions, if a deeper presence of peace and joy can be felt then it is "Art". Therefore art can exist in any occupation or activity that humans are capable of and is not limited to what we commonly see as "Art". We can live artfully every moment.....I Amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820674847820877045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-60412681213652320802008-05-13T12:06:00.000-07:002008-05-13T12:06:00.000-07:00I'm doing well. Thanks!I just got my copy of Segu...I'm doing well. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>I just got my copy of Segullah. It's wonderful to see your work (and that of your sister) in such a context. Can't wait to read it when I get home.<BR/><BR/>I'm very jealuos of your garden, by the way! Some day, when I grow up...<BR/><BR/>I await the painting,<BR/>"Cassandra's Peanut Plants" or "Cassandra in her Garden"! Though, I guess if your plants are only an inch tall, there's not much<BR/>to paint...<BR/><BR/>Happy gardening (and painting)!Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641647573197972669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-61467660082539904532008-05-13T08:55:00.000-07:002008-05-13T08:55:00.000-07:00Kat- you are a poet. Dan Barney talks about art as...Kat- you are a poet. Dan Barney talks about art as a way of living. Plus, titles are fixed and come with baggage. I think from now on I'm just going to say "'m interested in art."<BR/><BR/>Nigel- You are right, love and art and there is no use talking about it. I just get my feathers ruffled by some people's irresponsibility, arrogance and lack of knowledge and sincerety.<BR/><BR/>Kids shouldn't be learning rules, they should be enjoying.<BR/><BR/>Amen.<BR/><BR/>Nicholas-Hi, How are you?Cassandra Barneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370332342629656730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-86364987531105854332008-05-13T03:47:00.000-07:002008-05-13T03:47:00.000-07:00Very well put!Very well put!Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641647573197972669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-24799780120292026042008-05-12T20:02:00.000-07:002008-05-12T20:02:00.000-07:00I think art, like love, is central to human experi...I think art, like love, is central to human experience. Like love, our quality and quantity of experiences with it vary a lot.I always hated the "What is art?" discussions. They never seemed to get anywhere. I think you just have to live it and feel it.<BR/><BR/>I also think there is a generation of art educators who have done a lot of kids the disservice of asking the question too early. By the time they're old enough to truly process the concepts, they're jaded and and thinking "Oh, not this again...."Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052195438464717608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507056793970889693.post-81977008332927136092008-05-12T18:32:00.000-07:002008-05-12T18:32:00.000-07:00When I was in high school I used to get so mad at ...When I was in high school I used to get so mad at Emily Dickinson, she who dared call herself a poet. I even wrote furious poetry about it. And now, not so many years later, when looking for a word that describes my goals, my hobbies, my lifestyle, my outlook, I invariably and sheepishly reach for "poet". I don't know that I'll ever deserve it, but it's something to shoot for.<BR/><BR/>ps here's to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome" REL="nofollow">crying at the Met</A>.Kate Horowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278307167327391012noreply@blogger.com