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I Am Learning Something
I think I am. First though on seeing this one I thought,missed focus again,it's a throw away. What didn't do is stop, look,assess.Becauser last nite I did stop and llok again. And felt and perceived differently. First I liked it, a fair bit.Second,the focus rule is too rigid with me. Focus shouldn't be a rigid rule,but rather guideline that can be bypassed if necessary. The simple but profound thing I came to was this: it doesn't matter if the picture is in focus or not or thre lines conforming to some larger group standard...rather what should matter above that is whether a photo moves me or not. if it does focus or no focus is inconsequential. And I don't also need to know 'why' a photo,mine or someone else's,moves me. That doesn't matter as a matter that somehow needs to be broken down. What matters more is if the photo speaks to me,moves me...the 'why' is already there ready to be unpacked if the being moved is present. I don't have to ask why I like strawberry ice cream and why I also don't and never have liked chocolate ice cream; i like one,dislike the other,that;s simply the way it is.
End of story. With photos,art,life,there's much more involved than ice cream. Because we are through doing and through being exposed to the doing of others,tapping,hopefully,into who and what we are really like inside our heart...not our head. There's a difference,the two are not the same. The head is not the real us,I feel sorry for poeople who actually believe that. There is more to us than just being a 'processor',which is what the head is. There is something differerent going on inside,the heart,our spirit,the place of our real,true identity,the place of feeling,of will, a place of depth,very very different from intellect. Art to me seems impossibly connected to that place,and without that being involved in artistic process,art can't happen for a person. It's thru the real us inside that art is not only an external occurrence like a photo,but also an internal one. If it's working right then I should feel something inside to accompany what's going on outside. What's the good of a photo,and say it's mine,and it has one one million views here,and is world famous...but I feel nothing about it? There is no good at all,not most importantly for me. I believe no matter how good or not so good of an artist one may be perceived as, the important thing is one must learn to feel in their art. Where ever that leads to isn't to be worried about,what's important is that above everybody else in the world you must learn to be moved by your art...and your life. Because it's really about more than art,isn't your life more than just art as wondereful as art is? Yes,so much more. Life is about you,that you become free,free in a multitude of ways,but free. And freedom isn't first external,it is truly and always has been first internal. I won't preach here but I have mentioned before my belief in God. I belief the release of a human being to be free inwardly and thus truly free before any external circumstace'is inextricably tied to God. Some people are wonderful,amazing artists,musicians,but they aren't necessarily well adjusted outside their art.This isn't freedom. Freedom extends naturally into all facets of life simply because the person inside who is being freed is present in all of life,not just art
DSCF8361 (1)
I Am Learning Something
I think I am. First though on seeing this one I thought,missed focus again,it's a throw away. What didn't do is stop, look,assess.Becauser last nite I did stop and llok again. And felt and perceived differently. First I liked it, a fair bit.Second,the focus rule is too rigid with me. Focus shouldn't be a rigid rule,but rather guideline that can be bypassed if necessary. The simple but profound thing I came to was this: it doesn't matter if the picture is in focus or not or thre lines conforming to some larger group standard...rather what should matter above that is whether a photo moves me or not. if it does focus or no focus is inconsequential. And I don't also need to know 'why' a photo,mine or someone else's,moves me. That doesn't matter as a matter that somehow needs to be broken down. What matters more is if the photo speaks to me,moves me...the 'why' is already there ready to be unpacked if the being moved is present. I don't have to ask why I like strawberry ice cream and why I also don't and never have liked chocolate ice cream; i like one,dislike the other,that;s simply the way it is.
End of story. With photos,art,life,there's much more involved than ice cream. Because we are through doing and through being exposed to the doing of others,tapping,hopefully,into who and what we are really like inside our heart...not our head. There's a difference,the two are not the same. The head is not the real us,I feel sorry for poeople who actually believe that. There is more to us than just being a 'processor',which is what the head is. There is something differerent going on inside,the heart,our spirit,the place of our real,true identity,the place of feeling,of will, a place of depth,very very different from intellect. Art to me seems impossibly connected to that place,and without that being involved in artistic process,art can't happen for a person. It's thru the real us inside that art is not only an external occurrence like a photo,but also an internal one. If it's working right then I should feel something inside to accompany what's going on outside. What's the good of a photo,and say it's mine,and it has one one million views here,and is world famous...but I feel nothing about it? There is no good at all,not most importantly for me. I believe no matter how good or not so good of an artist one may be perceived as, the important thing is one must learn to feel in their art. Where ever that leads to isn't to be worried about,what's important is that above everybody else in the world you must learn to be moved by your art...and your life. Because it's really about more than art,isn't your life more than just art as wondereful as art is? Yes,so much more. Life is about you,that you become free,free in a multitude of ways,but free. And freedom isn't first external,it is truly and always has been first internal. I won't preach here but I have mentioned before my belief in God. I belief the release of a human being to be free inwardly and thus truly free before any external circumstace'is inextricably tied to God. Some people are wonderful,amazing artists,musicians,but they aren't necessarily well adjusted outside their art.This isn't freedom. Freedom extends naturally into all facets of life simply because the person inside who is being freed is present in all of life,not just art