Sensitive? Who, me?

[kovenn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Neil Koven)]

>Neil Koven wrote:
>>
>> OK, so I took the easy way out and copied a bio I use when I have to give
>> talks or give out at exhibitions.
>>


..and Michael-Patrick responded...

Hmmmmmmmm...... is the gauntlet down????


>>His sensitive photos...<
>
>Neil, "sensitive"?, as in easily offended?

No, not if someone can back up their criticism or alternate opinion.  In
fact, quite the opposite--I enjoy an exchange of ideas, and especially so
when all parties are liberal enough to accept new or differing ideas and
concepts.  And that, obviously, includes me as well.

>Or, good listeners when you
>have romantic problems?

It's by listening well and with a certain amount of empathy that I'm able
to interpret ideas and concepts.

>Do they also have a good sense of humor,

Yes, I have a good sense of humour, and have written--and
published--several articles that have what I hope is a Dave Barryesque
approach.  ('course it helps when you're editor of a newsletter)  Also got
a lot of favourable comments on what I wrote, i.e. that people enjoyed
them.

if so
>and they are male photographs then they are just the kind of "guys" I
>understand most women want to meet.

I'm not sure what a "male photograph" is as opposed to a female one.  I
could be crude here, but I don't want to offend anyone else who may (may?)
be reading this.

Yep!  That is EXACTLY the kind of guy most women want to meet.  It works
better than "Hey Babe, wanna watch the game and suck back a brewski or
ten?"

Just kidding Neil, how are they
>"sensitive"?

>
>michael-patrick

OK, fair enough.  (BTW, that was first said about my work by someone at one
of my exhibitions--I just kept the phrase)

As artists, we all see life not as black and white, but as a multitude of
greys.  There are spins on everything.  And we can interpret what we see
however we want.  Check out my web site and look at some of my images.
"The Last Chord", for example.  There's a piece of burned music, some dried
(ergo dead) flowers in a vase, and even some of them have dropped to the
charred music sheet.  A recorder sits on it...with no sign of any living
human.  What story can you conjure up to explain this? It's the last
chord...it's burned (but not completely...a sign of hope?), implying that
someone gave up playing the recorder...or making music...for whatever
reason you wish to bestow upon it.

Pick any of the images--or any of your own--and look at it and tell a story
about it.  How would you describe it to a blind person?  How would you
describe a ballet to a blind person?

I've always loved art, and I could never find an all-encompassing
definition of exactly what art is.  But several years ago, I came up with
this one:
ART is a portrayal of emotion
GOOD ART is ART whereby someone else can ascertain that--or even
another--emotion
GREAT ART is GOOD ART coupled with the skill of the craftsman

I welcome your--and everyone's--comments


..Think I'll get off my soap box and go suck back a brewski...



PS, in case it wasn't clear, I took no offense whatsoever at M-P's
comments, questions, or observations.




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