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Re: [microsound] visual artists
On Feb 8, 2006, at 1:32 PM, cyborgk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Well, perhaps it is also possible we are both correct, because I would
suggest that the political atmosphere changed substantially from 1971
to
1993 when I went to school, to become much more conservative.
i don't necessarily agree that a change in political atmosphere equals a
change in the way people think, but that's another argument... ;-)
But, of course this is also going to be different from university to
university; perhaps I simply had the misortune of being at the wrong
place.
totally agree. there's a broad spectrum of ideologies within the
american
educational system, which naturally filters down to the student body.
then again, there are always "pockets" of people who have similar
concepts and approaches, you just have to find them. with the advent
of the internet this is so much easier.
Also, I'm really referring to average WORKING musicians, in or out of
academia, who play instruments for a living. There's always a minority
with a totally different viewpoint but by and large there's a pretty
consistent idea on what music is. I say this having played piano on
cruise
ships for a couple of years! Usually when I meet artists or students
who
want to become artists, they seem much more interested in exploring and
experimenting.
we can definitely agree that cruise ships performers are a different
breed...
and usually filipino!
However, I have to grant that all this is very personally biased, since
the art community has turned out to be much more interested in /
supportive of my work than the traditional music community, I feel
more in
tune with them naturally.
personally, i don't attempt to crash the "ivory towers" of academia
with my work,
for i expect it to fall on unappreciative ears. i concentrate on
pinpointing areas
where my work is in sympathy with its surroundings and focus my
energies on
those situations. a polka player shouldn't play in a country western
bar unless
he or she wants to get pelted with beer bottles.
unless you're a bit of a masochist.
cheers
bruce
bruce tovsky
www.skeletonhome.com
"To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything."
Albert Einstein
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