[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Recently two members, Bruce and Michael, wrote comments individually > regarding the artistic integrity of the statue. Their comments deserve > notice. Figurative memorials can be awful. Art by committee is frightening. > A great artist must do the work and should have creative reign to do so. I > think it's more about finding the artist than designing the statue, folks. > The artist will do that, yes?
Maybe so, but artists do not work in a vacuum. And I always think it's fun to toss ideas around, especially among people who've known Joni for so long. And when $50,000 or more is spent commissioning an art work (as opposed to buying an already existing one), there's going to be a lot of discussion about it, not necessarily here, but definitely between the givers and the doers. That itself can be a creative undertaking. Art making always involves a lot of uncertainty and dialogue, whether it's a person working alone and having an internal discussion with the materials, or being involved with donors or a committee and having outward discussions also. I guess not everyone can tolerate that chaos or sustain interest in it. To me it's all part of the creative process. Considering what a long-term, challenging project this is, it's hard for me to understand why anyone would attempt to shut down the brainstorming about it so early on. It's just as well, though. I have my own chaotic projects to get on with, and since I've gotten recent calls from two people wanting to sell my art (whoo-hoo!), it's time to pay attention to that. I look forward to seeing how the Joni statue, or whatever, turns out, and knowing me, I'll probably be throwing in some opinions along the way whether people are interested or not. Now, if I could only listen to T'log long enough to figure out exactly what I feel about it... Debra Shea NPIMH: Joni singing "Unchained Melody" in T'log. Her singing there is truly beautiful.
