It's possible that it all in fact is, horse crap. But I do think that there are some people who operate on a different wavelength that comes naturally to them, and is much harder for the rest of us.
...There just might not be anything else to it at the moment. Of course, attitudes and goals can change.
It's possible that it all in fact is, horse crap. But I do think that there are some people who operate on a different wavelength that comes naturally to them, and is much harder for the rest of us.
Except you can't expect to get someone else's enjoyment out of your own activity. That other people think and operate differently is a function of them being other people. You are restricted by but also thoroughly enabled by your own set of variables.
That's an interesting take for sure.I haven't read the biography by the way so I don't know how Patti is presented, but I can tell you she is an outstanding writer with a warm and engaging tone. She won the National Book Award for her work on Just Kids if that makes any difference. At any rate enjoy the biography and when you're done let us know if you recommend it.From what I've read of her in the Mapplethorpe book, I'm not sure I could stomach her for any significant amount of time. She's kind of like a train wreck for me, you don't want to look but you sort of have to, and when you do you kind of get brainwashed into staring for an obnoxious amount of time. I've not been able to pinpoint exactly what it is about her that rubs me the wrong way. I'll see if I can stomach a sample though. Thanks for the suggestion!
That's an interesting take for sure.I haven't read the biography by the way so I don't know how Patti is presented, but I can tell you she is an outstanding writer with a warm and engaging tone. She won the National Book Award for her work on Just Kids if that makes any difference. At any rate enjoy the biography and when you're done let us know if you recommend it.
I finished it a few months ago... well mostly finished it. I got tired of reading the same chapter over and over and over, or at least it seemed like the same chapter, so I don't think I finished the last two or three. The biography, I found, presented both of them as better salespeople than artists. It was more about how they positioned themselves within certain circles to gravel at any opportunity for notoriety. I started the book with an interest in Mapplethorpe, and ended it with a "whatever" attitude towards him. It was kinda like meeting big bird in person... he isn't that big after all.
I have. She came through town before the pandemic on a book tour so I got tickets. I thought it would be just a speaking engagement but she offered to do a song and ended up doing about ten for an audience of 500 or so.Have you ever seen Patti Smith in performance?
Powerful and mesmerizing!
I liked the book as well.
Mapplethorpe makes me uncomfortable, but that may mean he succeeded in what he intended.
Have you ever seen Patti Smith in performance?
Powerful and mesmerizing!
I liked the book as well.
Mapplethorpe makes me uncomfortable, but that may mean he succeeded in what he intended.
But, these folks have an army of fans who regularly attend their lectures or gallery pre openings, and they're generally all of a type. We used to call them the un-intelligentsia, lol.
I only saw her once - at the Commodore, in Vancouver. That meant that the large audience was right there, with the people standing in front just a couple of meters away.I've attempted to watch some of her performances online, but I would never willingly go to see her. I'd probably sit there with my mouth half open and that "WTF" look on my face the entire time. I equate her with that attention starved three year old repeatedly saying "mommy look what I can do. Mommy look what I can do. Mommy look what I can do."
Before photography a well educated individual was taught drawing and sketching, along with such subjects as Greek and Latin. Why? Because it trained powers of observation and analysis of the world around us. Photography provides a similar opportunity.
People were taught drawing and sketching because when people were able to travel like 1700 onwards, they were expected to be keeping detailed travel diaries with lots of sketches and drawings.Before photography a well educated individual was taught drawing and sketching, along with such subjects as Greek and Latin. Why? Because it trained powers of observation and analysis of the world around us. Photography provides a similar opportunity.
Before photography a well educated individual was taught drawing and sketching, along with such subjects as Greek and Latin. Why? Because it trained powers of observation and analysis of the world around us. Photography provides a similar opportunity.
Skip the Smith book.
Edited to add: I'll skip that biography based on your take. I don't know how a biographer could present Smith and Mapplethorpe as better at sales than art. Especially after seeing/reading/hearing their art. They each produced classics in their field and Smith is still at it regardless of how much salesmanship was involved.
Wear a mouth guard and you'll be fine.I'm going to grit my teeth and dive into Just Kids.
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