Artsy Fartsy

So I went to Pageant of the Masters last night and had a GREAT time. I was with my best friends and we saw some incredible "live art". If you've never been to Pageant of the Masters I would HIGHLY recommend that you go. It's a wonderful way to spend the evening under the night sky, and see works of art that leave you saying, "Wow!"

Before the show began though, we had a chance to walk around and look at some of the pieces that were being shown (in hopes of being sold). Now some of the pieces were absolutely stunning. There was one artist who had two huge ocean scenes on canvas that I would've loved to purchase, but I probably don't need to tell you that they were waaaay outside my price range. Who knows though...maybe one day I'll be able to buy them and display them in my living room.

There was another gentlemen who made clocks that mixed old with new, and again...if I could've, I would've.

But then...there were some pieces there that I just simply DID NOT GET. Like the "mixed media" piece that contained lids to plastic Playdough containers, pencils that had been worn down to little nubs, DRYER LINT, and shreds of metal. Of course, the price tag on it was through the roof.

There was another piece that looked like someone took a bunch of paper that had gone through the shredder, then colored the paper (or maybe it started off colored), cut some marbles in half and clued them in with the shredded paper...and as a finishing touch...stuck a price tag on it. Go figure.

Or how 'bout the squiggles that someone throws onto a canvas leaving us to THINK that it really represents something when really all it is is a bunch of SQUIGGLES on canvas. That's it, that's all. Nothing profound or abstract about it. Somebody just took the paint brush, dipped it into the paint, then flung the brush toward the canvas and VOILA, they called it "art", with a hefty price tag to go with.

But even with all of the wierdness and the abstract, I found myself inspired to create some pieces of my own. Am I an artist? Before yesterday I probably would've said no, but now, I say, why not?

If we dig deep enough I'd bet that there's an artist inside each of us. Will it look good to everybody? Probably not, but when does ANYTHING ever look good to EVERYBODY?

Let the DIALOGUE begin! If you could create a work of art, what would it be?

Talk to me!

Til next time...