OlenaTue, Dec 15, 2009 Jay-
Thanks for mentioning dredg, never heard of them, but will research now.
Cynthia -
Yes, Dali was a bit of an ass; I don't blame you. He wasn't exactly very morally sound; at that point it had to do with his religious values. Despite these downfalls I find him interesting as a human.
Alex-
Never heard of "50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship" either!
Pretty intriguing quotations. These ideas about the perfection of the blank canvas seem really Zen/Buddhist.
That said, if only for this post, I'm more in the man's ideas (especially about individualism) & persona than in his painted images. I'm very curious as to why it's so unacceptable to be "a little more Dali" in this way. I don't want to generalize too much but most of the time "we" choose to go with the "scripted" path rather than the lobster telephone. Why not take advantage of the split-second strange thoughts or that mad creativity? Why not wear flowers on our mustache? This kind of living often pointed out as an admirable quality in children.
Jay-
Thanks for mentioning dredg, never heard of them, but will research now.
Cynthia -
Yes, Dali was a bit of an ass; I don't blame you. He wasn't exactly very morally sound; at that point it had to do with his religious values. Despite these downfalls I find him interesting as a human.
Alex-
Never heard of "50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship" either!
Pretty intriguing quotations. These ideas about the perfection of the blank canvas seem really Zen/Buddhist.
That said, if only for this post, I'm more in the man's ideas (especially about individualism) & persona than in his painted images. I'm very curious as to why it's so unacceptable to be "a little more Dali" in this way. I don't want to generalize too much but most of the time "we" choose to go with the "scripted" path rather than the lobster telephone. Why not take advantage of the split-second strange thoughts or that mad creativity? Why not wear flowers on our mustache? This kind of living often pointed out as an admirable quality in children.
Here's the Wiki about the Lobster Telephone.