Gosh with the other reviews I don't feel out of place saying I can relate to the atmosphere you discribe. The most I ever paid for a pinting was $1000 and yes I had to sit through the whole blah blah blah abut the artist and trends. All I saw was a beautiful painting, but what do I know. Very well done!
I find myself walking through a hedgerow maze of down-the-nose-gazes--uncomfortable feelings...as if it were me who were the piece of art--an item to be scrutinized and rejected.
You capture great atmosphere in this write. And again, I love the bug analogy--leaf-cutter bees, not honey bees...and wasps in striped yellow jackets--dragon flies with their metalic-coated wings...house flies sporting neon greens and blues...vain creatures (all eyes) and double-jointed limbs, feasting off of another's harvest... good stuff, that... --Charlie
I get a charge out of this,,, the games people play huh?? Not too hard to see, as they put themsevles high up on a pedestal. Great Write.
Christine
Reviewed by blue soplain (Reader)
Reviewed on June 22, 2008
.i think i live this duality everyday. . .. nothing more pretentious than artists and their patrons :}.....
"self.obsessed artists; the center of their universes"-paula cole
i often break the pompousness by pretending to be moreso than they...speaking only in polysyllabic juxtapositions when i walk among them. .. . or using mostly words that start with a certain letter.. .
'a myriad of musical mannerisms in this magnificent maestro.esque work; dont you sense the male.dominated meaning?'
fun stuff.
ness
Self centeredness isn't for me. As we grow older we should be over that stage and sahre with all and lead a better life than being selfish. Not always to be though.
Dear Axilea, what a great subject you brought here. Alas in this world we have all categories of people. I call them simply snobs, who cannot fill their lives with the real and the truth. Life is too short to waste. Love Emile
Such truth in this and in all matters of the art snobbery exists, I remember going to Writer's Association wine and cheese parties etc where writers would walk with a vase of flowers balanced on their nose. If you didn't have a string of letters behind your name and a best seller...how could you be a writer.
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Amber "V"
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Ed
You capture great atmosphere in this write. And again, I love the bug analogy--leaf-cutter bees, not honey bees...and wasps in striped yellow jackets--dragon flies with their metalic-coated wings...house flies sporting neon greens and blues...vain creatures (all eyes) and double-jointed limbs, feasting off of another's harvest... good stuff, that... --Charlie
Christine
"self.obsessed artists; the center of their universes"-paula cole
i often break the pompousness by pretending to be moreso than they...speaking only in polysyllabic juxtapositions when i walk among them. .. . or using mostly words that start with a certain letter.. .
'a myriad of musical mannerisms in this magnificent maestro.esque work; dont you sense the male.dominated meaning?'
fun stuff.
ness
John
Cool, soft-spoken,
busy, they buzz…
Effective ending. - David
Fee
I especially like the second verse:
"Aventurously, they pretend
to look for surprises
while being self-centered
allows them little freedom."
I'm thinking perhaps it's more honest to be an artist than it is to be an art lover and/or an art buyer.
I like this, Axilea. It made me think about art appreciation in a whole new way, maybe even less self-centered!
Richard