Millie Baldessari
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- Posted: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:50:42 +0000
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'Very'. I think I'm beginning to get the hang of this back-and-forth between satire, sarcasm and a little bit of the so-so in between.
Though, as far as constructs go--according to the 'general' public, 'artist' is as 'general' as people are going to receive it, be it dictionary or none at all. My mother actually told me this once, which I feel applied to the dying generation of the accepted term: "To the few who appreciate, we are everything else [the specifics of the distinguishable], but to many who merely glance, just an artist."
I know, in retrospect--as I'm inclined to believe, it may sound by all American counts "sappy," but for one who makes publications, she couldn't have been well off the mark; she was dead-on. I read previously in the posts about the dying-language allusion and that made a lot more sense than pulling out a dictionary and citing definitions. Even a dictionary cannot dictate what we need to figure out on our own. That's common sense, wouldn't you say?
Though, as far as constructs go--according to the 'general' public, 'artist' is as 'general' as people are going to receive it, be it dictionary or none at all. My mother actually told me this once, which I feel applied to the dying generation of the accepted term: "To the few who appreciate, we are everything else [the specifics of the distinguishable], but to many who merely glance, just an artist."
I know, in retrospect--as I'm inclined to believe, it may sound by all American counts "sappy," but for one who makes publications, she couldn't have been well off the mark; she was dead-on. I read previously in the posts about the dying-language allusion and that made a lot more sense than pulling out a dictionary and citing definitions. Even a dictionary cannot dictate what we need to figure out on our own. That's common sense, wouldn't you say?
I'm glad you understand and can appreciate my arguments and those of others. It's good to know there are others who roam this forum AND have a brain that can read, write, and think in real time.
Of course. Who else could tap into the insightful debate while taking a page or two from Real-Time with Bill Maher?
Now, about internet quoting you have to start somewhere. But they don't go anywhere with it. It's like "here's my source, it's from a database where some doctors post stuff, end of story."
Maybe medicine isn't the best example but the concept is the same.
I'm so over arguing with these people. Now I'm just laughing it off. No dictionary can change my thinking. I can appreciate the dictionary but it's no end all. I'm much to snobbish a fine artist/painter to let some words on a page get me to say "Man, John Mayer is such a great art composer. He really brings his art to life when he plays his guitar. Listening to his art just makes me so happy." Because sure, by definition, it's correct but it's just not right.