If there is one word I have begun to utterly despise off late then it has to be the word ‘abstract’. My hatred for the word knows no bounds, and since I have managed to strike a fantastic balance between being pragmatic, analytical and idealistic, I more often than not end up fuming (screaming at the top of my voice would be more appropriate) at anyone who ventures to be impractical. My erratic behaviour at such times has left Dipika shrieking at the top of her voice advising me not to do be so eccentric. I shall mend my ways.
Anyway coming back to the point (don’t worry I do have one), today sitting on the college steps chatting with my friends I for the first time realized, that generally people have a horrible tendency to be plain stupid and superficial…or as an author once put it - to be pompous fools. For some crazy metaphysical reason we were discussing the purpose of art and its meaning, and this guy proposed that art is interesting, art is abstract, art is not exact…and yes the clincher art is not original.
Now as fate would have it, Metaphors and I have the most volatile relationship, each conversation of ours is juxtaposed with ten arguments. But this happened to be one of those rare moments when we happened to be on the same side. Art is ANYTHING but ABSTRACT. It’s an expression. It’s the definition of the artists thoughts, the thought maybe abstract…. but the definition cannot be. That doesn’t mean that art surrenders its imaginative medium, cause if it does then as Oscar Wilde once said it surrenders everything. And the moment art shreds its expressive medium it loses purpose. And by god nothing in this world is purposeless. At this point I decided to ask Mr. Original Artist, how he defined original. I mean tell Jimmy Morrison, Van Gogh, and Shakespeare that their art is not original…I am not too sure that they would be too pleased about it. Obviously this fellow wasn’t any good at definitions in school…. cause all he said was that original is a complex word, just like life.
All I can say is that art is an expression of thoughts, beauty, love, hatred, pain, anger, and of LIFE. It’s a product of the human mind. Art is a cause in itself. Art IS original. And yes life is simple, and ITS NOT difficult to keep it that way. Just think simply, logically. Sorry that’s supposed to be a cardinal error. What say Mrs.Iyer?
A big hi! to Sonal.
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one's art.. is an extension of one's thought.. and as a result, just as unique. very analytical piece this.. :-))
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2saurabh: arre add to tab karegi jab khud yahoo messenger use karegi ... i have been pestering these ppl to start using it ... in vain till now!
well... i wud say that originality itself is a very complex thing. A person may be inspired by another piece of art, now whether u call it creativity or xerox is a matter of choice. i usually stick with the former.
and art being abstract ... i feel that since the same piece of art can mean different things to diff ppl, in that matter it is surely abstract ... but then since every person has a definite set of emotions the art sensitises him/her to ... it is not abstract! again a matter of choice!
life's full of choices blue... and u better start making them!
Well.......i feel art is the vessel that holds imagination... but imagination is not like water, its more like the air... free, boundless, on can't put reins over it....imagination itself is not only complex, but yes abstract....because what we think or visualize seems a little different when it transcends into ART.....but yes the expression itself is not abstract, and definitely every art has originality...even "inspired" art is original in the recreation or adaptation of the old thoughts!
to kk: kk i agree wid u on all ur pointz but i beg to differ on the originality point. 'original' is a very simple concept. take care
to riz:
: guess who mr. original artist is? ;-)
well ... that's y i said i stick with hte former ... i believe there is originality whenever u got to use ur brain... my definition is simple ... dunno how hte world perceives it...
whoze the mr. originral artist?
To kk : remember inam. manchild, tina, and inam.....dats who? god, wat a wuss. He is an idiot. a complete idiot......will need a whole blog to describe him! quite a charecter.
oh ! so the guy who completes the love triangle :D
Take a blog post to describe him! it'll be fun :D
nice way to eastablishing ur point !
Hi!
came through SAurabh'a blog. you write well.
And yes, this looks original:-)
HeY!
This stupid site kept tellin me that I cant post a comment & i said Hoo the fuck are you to curb my freedom of expression & THERE!! It behaved itself & here I am Expressing myself. Hello, babes! The English was ARUNillogical & SONALogically impossible. Basically crazy. I dont know if I agree/ disagree but I definitely dont wana think now. Also, who wud want you to be "fuming (screaming at the top of your voice)".
Anyway, great work. You're going places Man!
Love you always,
sonal
oops....I guess you'll hate me then. Sometimes its so wonderful to be utterly stupid and not make any sense at all...I don't know if that's superficial, or plain goddamn shallow...but its like saying 'who-cares? I don't'. Purposelessness is sometimes a relief. To be blank. To not understand every-damn thing that's going on around you. You used the word 'metaphysical'which means 'beyond physics'. Abstract...incoherent... beyond our comprehension. Meanings are there for you to find, you to give...And no art is the same to everyone. Everyone sees things from their persective. So like the beatles song goes -'let it be'. Don't argue about art...just let art be. Original...what is originality anyway? What is the one thing that is so pure, so unaulterated, unifluenced by thoughts, opinions, ideas...other peoples' ideas, nature, life? If there is something like that...then yes, art is original. Anyway...I'm a little high at the moment (by jorda paan if you'd believe...sheesh)... so I may not be making much sense. get back to you later
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