Comments on: Art is Art

By: Suspended

Suspended — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:26:05 +0000

I LOVE this! I’d love to see in the flesh (so to speak.)

I thought the van was kitschy and good fun until I realised it was some sort of shrine which led me to wonder who or what was locked in the back. I’m ill at ease with it now. I’m thinking ‘badass portable urn.’

By: Anny

Anny — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:23:09 +0000

I love this pic — I’m so glad U posted it. Why don’t we Americans produce stuff like this??!? R we just too afraid people will say we’re nuts?! Well, hells bells, so is the rest of the world …. they’re just having a better time by expressing it! This pic & story has given me inspiration. Thanx, Sister.

By: Juli

Juli — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:08:13 +0000

Very clever using the lake as a bathtub! I would love to see it up close and personal. Thanks Sister!

By: WendyB

WendyB — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:26 +0000

Amazing — I would love to see that van up close. Lucky you came upon it when you did!

By: Andra

Andra — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:31:30 +0000

Sister, you are soaring.
It’s good to see that you are once again finding uplifting images.
Much love

By: Cricket9

Cricket9 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:43:27 +0000

Wow, a 24 meters high Jean-Paul Marat, and the Lake Constance as his bathtub! Crazy Austrians! I’d love to see the opera. The van is – out of this world! Who’s more of an artist – the van guy or, let’s say, Damien Hirst or Jeff Koons? I vote for the van guy…

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:31:57 +0000

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: you always find the best stuff. Amazing works, both of them.

By: annemarie

annemarie — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:31:03 +0000

oh! You MUST SEE Werner Herzog’s new film, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. It’s about (among other things) the human impulse to create. It’s truly beautiful. And it’s Herzog at his most Herzogian, which is always a blast.

By: annemarie

annemarie — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:28:43 +0000

Art is such a grandiose word. I cringe when I hear people describe themselves as “artists” (they’re nearly always wankers). I wonder if I didn’t have this in-built revulsion would I be a little further along in my own artistic endeavors… Because of all the things I do in my life, and want to do with my life, cultivating my art is the most important to me. It makes me feel human, and exposed and vulnerable and small in my humanity. I find it scary as hell and very, very difficult. I take solace in this line from Thomas Mann: “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”

By: carrie

carrie — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:50:33 +0000

yes, Yes, YES! I agree almost viscerally with what you’re saying here, Sis. For me appreciating art isn’t just an intellectual exercise, but a real source of spiritual connection…of dialing in to those ‘transcendent’ possibilities inherent to the unique human capability of making art. Of course, not all art works this way but the really good shit never fails!

Growing up in a non-religious home that was very pro-art and pro-nature has left me with the instinct to plug into the cosmos via the experiences of beauty found in a work of art, or a walk in the woods. To my mind, these spiritual moments of connection are no less profound than the feeling that folks are getting at places of worship (I’m guessing here). To be sure, they have helped me get through times of tremendous loss and mourning, as well as infusing extra life and vibrancy to many times of joy…

(Btw, the van is amazing.)