tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986134358567934043.post7607637018872793093..comments2023-07-02T10:25:16.459-05:00Comments on . . . observations : Art in VainRob Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352639253133445917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986134358567934043.post-67773852968580791462011-08-29T09:53:43.217-05:002011-08-29T09:53:43.217-05:00Hi Tony... good to hear from you. OI suppose suff...Hi Tony... good to hear from you. OI suppose suffering can be a choice as one can walk away from it. Many existentialists like Camus and Satre thought that would be an act of cowardness.<br /><br />Like you, yea this is one of my fave shots. I've always been fascinated in simplifying things. On this one, I think I've achieved modest success. At least I'm quite content with the result. No suffering here. Just angst. And some anxiety. But I'm a basket case, so that is to be expected.Rob Castrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352639253133445917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986134358567934043.post-48244506055742374552011-08-29T08:22:17.603-05:002011-08-29T08:22:17.603-05:00Hi Rob, sorry I haven't dropped in for a long ...Hi Rob, sorry I haven't dropped in for a long while. Have been untangling myself from the web. I think it is that unobtainable standard that drives an artist. Whether it involves suffering is a choice , struggling - definitely. This has always been one of my favorite shots , I see it as a man stripped down. Hope all is well.<br />tonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986134358567934043.post-47813090773391274122011-08-27T23:02:05.345-05:002011-08-27T23:02:05.345-05:00Day, thanks for your visit... we may not entirely ...Day, thanks for your visit... we may not entirely agree with Coburn but I think his sentiment is genuine and reaches out across the board. He was still optimistic about how things would change because of technology, which he thought would allow the artist to express himself more freely. Some artists after him abandoned his way of thinking and left everything to chance. They argued that the process of free style was more important than the result.Rob Castrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352639253133445917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986134358567934043.post-36357523339980701852011-08-27T22:00:56.265-05:002011-08-27T22:00:56.265-05:00i dont agree with the second part of his statement...i dont agree with the second part of his statement! though, its true that what we want is to always express, understand and grasp the unknown, inexpressibleludeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522118387904834447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986134358567934043.post-41612895340914463302011-08-27T11:32:31.108-05:002011-08-27T11:32:31.108-05:00I think artists are the most egotistical people. ...I think artists are the most egotistical people. I know that I am one.Martin Luthernoreply@blogger.com