I said it was amusing...

Venus: Ew! Bacchus worshipers! Ew, ew! *cringes*

In other news, Facebook is a squirrel conspiracy!

I've been thinking about the benefit of loose/tight artistic training. I'm leaning towards the Chinese ideal- that you have to master both in order to achieve, what I think is the purpose of every artist: to communicate. I have an idea in my head- it might be to copy an object exactly, or it may be a gesture or a shape, a sound, a concept. Then I have to use skill and technique- at the very least, I have to frame something, draw attention to it. I think artist training should be like training in writing. You have to master grammar, build a vocabulary, read, develop an eye for detail, an ear for music- you have to be schooled in observation and experience, and only then can you choose to discard and strip down your work and do something radical. Otherwise, you're not communicating anything.

But... this begs the question of whether to begin tight, or loose. Personally, I think it is best to work on expression because it is much harder to loosen up after being tight. I think the power and energy should be worked before tightening up and becoming technical.

Any thoughts? I've applied to teach Art as well as English, so I'm turning over these ideas in my head.

-Sophie