tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post5325913445904441645..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: Buying InMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-8650146132456844282012-02-10T20:32:12.900+00:002012-02-10T20:32:12.900+00:00Mike,
A colleague recently published a book that ...Mike,<br /><br />A colleague recently published a book that takes place in a frame shop, The Very Littlest Dragon, and those of us who kicked in on Kickstarter were acknowledged, and he referred to me as "Framewright", and I've embraced it. <br /><br />The true patron of the arts in the 20-21st century has been the teaching profession.Bronislaus Janulis / Framewrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839855368056037541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-73758389058373720912012-02-10T20:07:33.996+00:002012-02-10T20:07:33.996+00:00Bron,
Exactly so, and I think it does us all good...Bron,<br /><br />Exactly so, and I think it does us all good to recognise that. I couldn't pay the phone bill on what I earn from photo sales... (mind, we do have a HUGE phone bill).<br /><br />Like the new double-barrelled name, btw...<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-59661709643776476432012-02-10T18:48:51.416+00:002012-02-10T18:48:51.416+00:00Mike,
I think I was using "pro" in the ...Mike,<br /><br />I think I was using "pro" in the sense of someone who makes his living from their art, and that they might have more "creativity".<br /><br />Yes, we do need to please ourselves, and definitions are often hard; hobbyist indicates to me someone who does "art", but could just as easily have taken up model trains. I don't think you fit that, though in another sense unless we are a highly paid member of the "cult" we're all hobbyists.Bronislaus Janulis / Framewrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839855368056037541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-67252658250303007712012-02-10T18:24:09.352+00:002012-02-10T18:24:09.352+00:00Bron,
Hard to overvalue the Real Thing, I think, ...Bron,<br /><br />Hard to overvalue the Real Thing, I think, when it comes to "creative originality" -- but easy to overvalue the various substitutes, I agree.<br /><br />Not sure what you mean when you say I "credit the 'pro' too much" -- I'd have thought that was the opposite of what I was doing (for example, I don't rate Kirk Tuck's own photography at all). I think I'm saying that anyone who doesn't need to make a living from their camera should stop behaving like a "pro", and please him or herself first.<br /><br />I have nothing against hobbyists -- that is, after all, what I am. The important thing is our choice of models and the seriousness of our aspirations.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-51972807114049056702012-02-10T17:16:18.998+00:002012-02-10T17:16:18.998+00:00Good posts, Mike.
Personally, I think "creat...Good posts, Mike.<br /><br />Personally, I think "creative originality" is an overvalued currency, leading to some of the excesses of "The Cult of Genius". <br /><br />You have a distinctive style, about the ordinary, subtlety portrayed; I'm responsive because my own work is often about the everyday.<br /><br />I do understand the distinction of "hobbyist" and shall we say "serious artist", but as a serious artist, in a variety of mediums: paint, sculpture, pen and ink, even some photos, and frames, I think you credit the "pro" too much; sometimes "creative originality" is just a substitute for a mature style. Only one of my mediums sells. 8-)<br /><br />__________________<br />Bron<br /><br />http://frame-notes.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://bronislausjanulis.com/Site/Home.htmlBronislaus Janulis / Framewrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839855368056037541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-29749390144294913682012-02-10T12:31:10.194+00:002012-02-10T12:31:10.194+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.LRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847656560572787896noreply@blogger.com