Re: [microsound] Serious Artist?

[aleks vasic <bvasic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> he was a fairly serious architect- took himself and his work quite
> seriously. however, there are many architects who take their work [and
> themselves] very seriously and do not leave the legacy that frank
> lloyd wright did. so maybe being serious is not the most important
> thing about being an artist ...

Wether someone is ground breaking or not, or leaves a legacy behind is 
irrelevant.  My point is being serious about what you do allows you to 
accomplish more.  Accomplishing more is usually a good thing for any 
artist.

> aren't you taking the hard line here- insisting that being 'serious'
> is important for an artist?

No, i do not think so.  Again i think you achieve more.  I do not imply 
in any way that serious means no fun.  But i think being a slack ass 
who realizes a tenth of his/her potential is a waste.

> hmm, well sex is/was a huge motivation to both ... so maybe, in this
> regard, they are more alike than their artistic output would lead you
> to believe ...


While your response is entertaining, i still do not think you can 
compare Pablo Picasso to Paris Hilton.  But i must say that Paris does 
look a lot better  when viewed in the dark with night vision then Pablo 
would.  "Nobody ever called Pablo picasso and asshole"  A prize to 
anyone that can name the band that sang that song!


aLEKs


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