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- From: idealord@dorsai.com (Jeff Harrington)
- Subject: Re: Carping and Per Diem
- Message-ID: <Bk87VB1w165w@dorsai.com>
- Sender: idealord@dorsai.com (Jeff Harrington)
- Organization: The Dorsai Embassy, New York's Computer Consulate. +1.718.729.5018
- References: <62998@mimsy.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:20:10 GMT
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- mangoe@cs.umd.edu (Charley Wingate) writes:
-
- > Jeff Harrington writes:
- >
- > >So live. CARPE F**KIN' DEUM! I can't f**kin' believe someone who calls
- > >himself an artist is worried about the rent.
- >
- > Ever heard the Schickele "Bach Portrait"?........
- >
- > I'm not all that impressed with the Suffering theory of art. Maybe I'll
- > settle for a Yearning theory instead.
- > --
- > C. Wingate + "The peace of God, it is no peace,
- > + but strife closed in the sod.
- > mangoe@cs.umd.edu + Yet, brothers, pray for but one thing:
- > tove!mangoe + the marv'lous peace of God."
-
- Excuse me, but this is utterly ridiculous. The concept of an artist
- wishing suffering on herself is a product of pop culture. (A mis-guided
- caricature attempting to poke holes in the artifice of self-importance so
- hated by the popular media).
-
- My point, (one more time, please turn up the volume for the hard of
- hearing) is simple and concrete -> real artists do what they have to do.
- They don't compromise; they are truthful to themselves. If this means
- leaving the university community and getting a job (as it did in my case)
- then so be it. If it means being laid off and losing your apartment then
- so be it. But no artist that cares for her work looks for disappointment
- or failure. Please, that is so condescending and insular.
-
- My attack at Mr. Schottstaedt's less than witty response to my comments
- about living _was_ in anger. Our culture is in serious trouble because
- we all make too many compromises. Know thyself and write the music which
- you must. Let nothing interfere with this process. These are simple
- suggestions which imply risk-taking.
-
-
-
- Jeff Harrington
- IdEAL ORDER
- idealord@dorsai.com
-