tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19097488.post9087332831435922025..comments2023-05-12T04:36:35.587-04:00Comments on zimdog's chew toy: On and on on the matter of author intentzimdoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405758712496038259noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19097488.post-48407593417515918992009-08-11T18:06:12.746-04:002009-08-11T18:06:12.746-04:00I mean, we. People always get in the way, don'...I mean, we. People always get in the way, don't we.<br /><br />I almost gave it away that I'm not one of your kind. <br /><br />Oops. Shit!zimdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405758712496038259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19097488.post-80265171444625299582009-08-11T18:05:02.240-04:002009-08-11T18:05:02.240-04:00Yeah. I feel you on that, and certainly I'm fo...Yeah. I feel you on that, and certainly I'm for the creation of any art as well. It's just so troubling the critics that come out of programs. Here I am, a much more bitter and cranky art appreciator after having gone through an arts program. It just doesn't make any sense, this tendency for the norming of art. Geez. People always get in the way, don't they?zimdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405758712496038259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19097488.post-35414010676641458632009-08-11T15:16:50.112-04:002009-08-11T15:16:50.112-04:00I had a horrible time with graduate school, both i...I had a horrible time with graduate school, both in an art program and in my museum program. I ended up giving up on the idea of an MA in art for many of the reasons you are talking about. I just hated the system, the questions, the critiques that came without any discussion of theories of art, etc. I remember once being criticized because the motivation for a series was a bit cliche. And I couldn't help but think, "So the fuck what?" It was a different reaction to a cliche, so is that not valid? If you haven't seen this before, isn't it possible there's something to learn here? Ugh. I'm rambling.<br /><br />Anyway, the way I got through the crap is to learn more about the work of the people offering the advice. I guess this works for just about anything, including politics and science. Often people reveal their own biases in their work, so for me learning more about them made it easier to see their perspective, even if I didn't agree with it. I'd then use that knowledge to filter through their critiques, tossing what I thought was based on bias and unhelpful to my chosen path. <br /><br />I should just shut up now. But I guess my conclusion is that it's all valid. All of it. I mean, sure, some things are utter crap. But I'm talking about anything created with some degree of thought or effort, or a purposeful lack of effort. Keep doing it the way you do it. There's an audience for you out there.Xander and Alana (but mostly Alana)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11062663528956791645noreply@blogger.com