So – here’s where I explain why I’m starting this blog, and what I hope it will be. Here’s the vision: a confluence of artists – writers, painters, musicians, sculptors, dancers, poets, quilters – whose themes, inspirations, concerns, and deep bedrock sources and grounding come from the natural world. Everything I write has as its inspiration the wild, chaotic, mysterious, and wondrous natural world. And the more I get to know other artists, the more I see how that’s true for so many of us.
Here’s a place, then, for the conversation about this intersection between the creative spark within us and the inspiring world outside us. How does it manifest? How does it inform us? And now faced with environmental degradation at every turn, this threat to the very font of our inspiration, what then do we do? How does this shape our art? Big questions, but I’ve a running list of lots of amazing artists and groups who tackle these questions, whether or not they do so consciously. Let the conversation begin.
PS: Unlike most blogs, I won't post often - every few weeks at the most. I want what's posted to serve as an antidote to the frenzy of social media. I mean for these posts to be savored.
Here’s a place, then, for the conversation about this intersection between the creative spark within us and the inspiring world outside us. How does it manifest? How does it inform us? And now faced with environmental degradation at every turn, this threat to the very font of our inspiration, what then do we do? How does this shape our art? Big questions, but I’ve a running list of lots of amazing artists and groups who tackle these questions, whether or not they do so consciously. Let the conversation begin.
PS: Unlike most blogs, I won't post often - every few weeks at the most. I want what's posted to serve as an antidote to the frenzy of social media. I mean for these posts to be savored.
It's allways interesting to bring different groups of artists together but also, I find ,very difficult.They are often only interested in their own discipline or strongly disagree on fundemental questions, is art just decoration? is one major stumbling block. I come from a concpetual art background and am currently working with nature, keep up the good work Paul http://aucoustier.blogspot.fr/ please delete blog address if inappropiate
ReplyDeleteThanks, Paul. Interesting question. I find that collaboration across disciplines fosters creativity. Plus, it's fun!
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