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Hehe…this is exactly what I'm talking about. "Rivers and Tides" is fantastic... http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin http://audiozoloft.com http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/ On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Kevin Cheli-Colando <billowhead@gmail.com> wrote: > Just have to throw a pitch here for the movie Rivers and Tides for > anyone who hasn't seen it yet. Its a movie about Andy Goldsworthy > (with a Fred Frith soundtrack to boot) and it is absolutely stunning. > > And, from the same director and probably even more relevant to this > list, is Touch the Sound which is an astounding movie about 'deaf' > percussionist Evelyn Glennie (also with Fred Frith). > > Both are HIGHLY recommended. > > Kevin > >> what Goldsworthy is coming out of is all DUCHAMP! as is most conceptual >> art >> (and all types that come out of conceptual art: site specific, >> earthworks, >> etc). goldsworthy going out into the forest and sewing leaves, he's an >> artist, and he's calling that "his art". (as opposed to painting, >> drawing, >> sculpture...) then what he does-instead of taking the actual objects >> (leaves >> of course would eventually degrade) is photograph it. most conceptual >> art is >> photo based or document based, since the idea is more important than the >> actual object.... >> and for Goldsworthy-it's hard to sell sewn leaves, but photos of sown >> leaves, he can make a limited # of photo prints, sign them, and >> "instant-sellable art!" (yes, his name is big in the conceptual world) >> >> so to finalize: you cannot have "Art" w/o a context.... >> fun discussion. >> s--- >> >> >> >> >> re: >> >> From: mark francombe <mark@markfrancombe.com> >> Subject: Re: Do We Perceive Beauty in an Unexpected Context >> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:34:42 +0100 >> >> ________________________________ >> Ahh.. I love his stuff, simple and natural.. have to say I dont know >> much >> about him.. which I just showed rather well, but I hope my point still >> stands? That Art exists even without context. I think context, makes a >> lot >> of Art work, but as a pretty staunch Hater of so called public or >> corporate >> Art, sometimes it ruins Art too! > > > > -- > Till now you seriously considered yourself to be the body and to have a > form. That is the primal ignorance which is the root cause of all > trouble. > > - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) > > Sound and Vision: http://www.minds-eye.org > Video http://www.vimeo.com/user877640/videos >