"I want to stay as close on the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. ... Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first.Kurt Vonnegut, Player Piano
the edge
Tag: art
on attention
Pay attention This common saying implies that there is a finite amount of attention. And it's true. The currency of attention is a blend of time, energy, and intentional presence. I think the way we are paying attention is broken right now. At present we have a seemingly endless streams of new apps that we … Continue reading on attention
reward good art
Photo by Steve Johnson on Pexels.com Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in. Amy Lowell It's impossible to ascribe a value to art based solely on its constituent materials: the worth of a painting is not the sum of … Continue reading reward good art
on applause
The last note of the piece rings out and the piano fades to silence- Hands clap together like the start of rain. I have always been uncomfortable with applause, with that much energy directed towards me at once. I preferred to acknowledge the room with a wave of the hand and get off stage as … Continue reading on applause
on originality
Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands what even is a unique piece of work? everything is a result of past experience and input uniqueness then is putting something together from your own specific chain of events, authentically (give thanks and steal boldly)
watercolor
strokes suggesting space and form meaningful emptiness
sid gore 