Can art be only recognized by its context or are you able to identify it in any circumstance? I am asking you this because Paul from Austria, that comes often to my blog, raised this question last week quoting an experience that the Washington post made with the violinist Joshua Bell in the subway in Washington D.C.
You can read the story here.
I am looking forward to your opinion.
Je pense que beaucoup de personne ne regardent pas et n'entendent pas en toutes circonstance.
ils sont emprisonnés dans leur routine et alors leurs yeux ne voient pas , et leurs oreilles n'entendent pas
ils se donnent un moment précis pour ouvrir leurs yeux (cinéma) ou pour écouter ( concert , théâtre ) ; mais ne sont pas ouvert au monde comme avant : ils ont perdu le contact avec leurs sens et avec les richesses du monde qui les entoure
trop de matérialisme , d'égoisme , d'individualité coupent le lien avec la nature , l'homme et le monde
le rendez-vous “du congrès économique ” de janvier 2009 doit prendre en compte l'individu en tant que personne et non en tant qu'une entité de travail , de production de richesse ( trop de richesse tue la richesse Paulo )
sorry my translator is out
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This is for Paul from Austria
A couple of years ago I took this picture of a single fall leaf in the rain. I thought that you could appreciate it. Here’s the link:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/272573292_80347ddb45_o.jpg
oh and I believe that art is just simply that, a portrayal of everyday circumstances only, an artist was able to convey the beauty of it through his eyes.
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I think what was astonishing was how all those people that walked by Joshua Bell without even a care of what happened. I think it’s because, just as the Gene Weingarten, the journalist who wrote that article, said, people are too preoccupied and closed up to their surroundings. It’s just like praying, people can usually pray really personally to God when they’re in church, but at home, they don’t bother to take the time and open up to pray, because they are always preoccupied and never prepare themselves as they would in church.
On the other hand, what was even more amazing, and even though people often took it for granted, was that seven people actually stopped and listened to Joshua Bell, being deeply moved by his music. I think for each of the seven people who did that, they touched art, and even if it is only for three minutes, it’s an amazing thing. And it was too for Joshua Bell, I think. This was what he said, ” At a music hall, I’ll get upset if someone coughs or if someone’s cellphone goes off. But here, my expectations quickly diminished.I started to appreciate any acknowledgment, even a slight glance up. I was oddly grateful when someone threw in a dollar instead of change.”
And lastly, I realize that I can be just as creative as any of the great artists. Everything around me is a creative process, and if I am open to it - wham! I don’t want to miss a single second of life again.
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