Comments on: cerebellum fox-trot

By: katerli

katerli — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:20:45 +0000

maybe its a literacy thing? we teach people to write, focus on it, even if it doesn’t work for a lot of the population – but we don’t focus on art the same way… maybe there are a higher percentage of competent writers which makes the likelihood of great and compelling writers higher? because you have to overcome a lot of cultural stigmas or exoticization or ____ to make art, to practice making art, because we sseem to think art is born but writing is taught?

the kara walker exhibit is excellent – there is still compelling art out there :)

By: pshaz

pshaz — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:46:06 +0000

i feel that way about jonathan gold’s food reviews. he writes so incredibly, but many times, the food itself disappoints. not that it isn’t good, it just isn’t nearly as engaging as jg’s descriptions.

but perhaps if you spent more time making visual things instead of verbal things?
but then, i like your visual things.
i suppose alternatively, i would not mind eating more good food to ‘develop my palate.’ :)

By: lauren

lauren — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:25:21 +0000

maybe part of it is the joy of reading about what an author is really into? like reading about food i wouldn’t want to eat, but the author is so into it, that it’s awesome to read about?

i find i often am just as interested in the stories around art as the art itself, which may show my liking of storytelling.