OK,
I lied. This isn't magic. But it's something equally as captivating...this
is ART!
Or
at least this for me captures the spirit of what it means when (professing) to create
'art' and 'artistry'...
'Art'
for me means bearing your soul for the world - or at least your audience (who,
if for that hour or two or three are your world) - to see...great art comes
from great artists, and great artists are those who (dare to) feed off of their
emotions and experiences, ergo (that's right - I'm that douche that uses - but
sorta gets away with using - words like 'ergo'), art must be inherently
'personal' in origin...so if you are an artist then you believe in your art. So
prove it! Speak loud and speak true! Directly to those who have come (and most
likely paid) to see you...
It
means facing your art head on, one-on-one, mano-a-mano...no studio lights,
backing singers or dry ice to hide behind (which - thank Christ - immediately
rules out the majority of reality TV 'artists'), and no studio manager or tour organiser
to bollock if things hit a snag...just an intimate soiree between you and the
world. A good example; when heckled at a reading, Allen Ginsberg calmly placed
his book on the floor of the stage, stripped completely naked and with arms
raised aloft declared; "The poet stands naked before the world...are you
brave enough to stand naked in front of the whole world??"
Y'see,
art means putting every inch of yourself into what you're creating...if you're
singing, gather and strain every sinew in you to realise your idea...make every
word, every note, every breath count! Likewise if you are a film maker; capture
every nuance of every kiss and every embrace and every look away and every
silence to bring your story to life! And writers; it is on your head to turn
every phrase, syllable and space to your will to create or add meaning to this
world...
After
all, as the saying goes "waste not, want not..." - well don't you
think this applies to the arts as well...??
But
most of all, the key to art is realising that at the end of the day and all
things, all art is, is an idea - anyone can have an idea, so anyone can create
art! And if you think you are (or would like to be) an artist, then for
Christ's sake BELIEVE in your ideas...realise that you are the only person in
history who has seen the world as you do and you are the only one who thinks
like you...so really, having an idea is itself a work of art!
Just
a thought...
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