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Marcel Duchamp on Art

“…  I want to clarify our understanding of the word ‘art’ – to be sure, without any attempt at a definition.

What I have in mind is that art may be bad, good or indifferent, but, whatever adjective is used, we must call it art, and bad art is still art in the same way that a bad emotion is still an emotion.”

” … All in all, the creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualification and thus adds his contribution to the creative act. This becomes even more obvious when posterity gives a final verdict and sometimes rehabilitates forgotten artists.”

 

 

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I’m back.

Wow. I’ve been super busy with my day job – teaching college. I am teaching three classes this term and three more next term. It has taken me some time to get on a reasonable schedule that lets me devote time to all of my activities.

I am working on new projects – more later.  In the meantime, I am preparing for a show at a local restaurant that showcases local American and German artists. I will finalize the dates this coming week. You can see a preview of works in the show by clicking the Show Preview link at right.

Regular posting….  As part of my new schedule, I will post to this site on a weekly basis.

 

 

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Fall farmland in southern Germany

It’s late Fall in Germany and I wanted to capture a bit of the coor that is left in the trees so I took a few minutes and I went exporing today. I found this farm a little ways north of Kaiserslautern. Conveniently, there was parking nearby so it was a short walk to the field where I stood to draw this. Good scenes = next to parking lots. Great scenes = next to parking lots and a place to sit. 🙂

Farmland near Rodenbach (digital, 10x8in, 2011)