tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post3179266905500208111..comments2023-10-12T02:09:15.426-07:00Comments on The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton: Nine Heartbreakingly Beautiful Things...Andrew Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04191233443131580096noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-62212747054545103392009-05-21T22:00:57.808-07:002009-05-21T22:00:57.808-07:00Hey Sarkilahti! I'm sorry that I made you miss pa...Hey Sarkilahti! I'm sorry that I made you miss painting. There aren't enough hours in the day to do everything we want, I suppose. But you are still the maker of beautiful things and should remember the great many magical things you've made that have given so many people little pangs of love.<br /><br />I can appreciate conceptual art and love all types, ranging from the simple clean lines of Agnes Martin, to the works of Sol Lewitt, to Yoko Ono, Walter De Maria, Tracey Emin, and Andrea Fraser... etc. But what I found was that this road wasn't for me. At least not overtly. I had to release some of the responsibility for contextualizing my own work and just make.Andrew Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191233443131580096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-69025454854786409922009-05-21T21:54:05.025-07:002009-05-21T21:54:05.025-07:00Thanks Erin for your kind words. They really do f...Thanks Erin for your kind words. They really do flatter me. <br /><br />It took me a long time to come up with this working definition, but I think an artist is the maker of things. Whether it's ideas, objects, dreams, or fairy tales... an artist creates.<br /><br />Each of us has the potential to embrace the idea of artist and make things. The possibilities are limitless!Andrew Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191233443131580096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-19569802168997798922009-05-21T10:36:59.643-07:002009-05-21T10:36:59.643-07:00and thank you verbalizing many of the issues I had...and thank you verbalizing many of the issues I had in art school myself. although i found more conceptual work and ideas interesting, i was mostly drawn to art where i found something that gave me that "tiny pang," as you call it.jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239577169216559754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-16520305255695870502009-05-21T10:28:19.226-07:002009-05-21T10:28:19.226-07:00you just made me crazy miss painting, andrew!you just made me crazy miss painting, andrew!jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239577169216559754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-91396159855762483602009-05-20T21:00:20.385-07:002009-05-20T21:00:20.385-07:00Andrew -
I love the way you think. I love the way...Andrew - <br />I love the way you think. I love the way you write. You have enjoyed experiences I can only dream of. Your soul is so clearly that of an artist. My daughter once asked me what an artist is...I didn't even hesitate when I said that an artist is someone who sees the extraordinary in the ordinary. By seeing the world around you as extraordinary, you become that artist. So it really shouldn't matter if you were in art school or the school of life... I believe that being an artist is a state of mind and it took me a long time to come to terms with that, to believe that I was an artist. I love these nine things and the artists at the heart of these beautiful and varied works of art. I thank you for sharing your love of these things that "break your heart a little"...what a wonderful way of putting it.<br /><br />And, by the way.... your work and your writing break my heart a little...<br /><br />Thank you for being such an incredible inspiration!<br /><br />Enjoy the day!<br />ErinTesoriTrovatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771359288546654791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-47699467602263245362009-05-20T16:55:31.582-07:002009-05-20T16:55:31.582-07:00Oh my goodness, don't implode under the theory. I ...Oh my goodness, don't implode under the theory. I went from design school and was a disaster because I was too conceptual. I did other things and came back to 'art.' There is very much room for all of us. Leave the theory in it's art school home and just experience things! Have you read Hint's post today 'copying'. It's an interesting and very thought provoking read with parallel thoughts to your own.SummersStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250150360701388415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-86078727354672766792009-05-20T15:39:53.394-07:002009-05-20T15:39:53.394-07:00It's strange because I've met so many different pe...It's strange because I've met so many different people with each their own perspective on what is ART and what is beautiful. And I know that there's no one way about it. Everyone has a special gift seeing or interacting with the world around them... it's about finding the things that stand out in their mind and elevating them from mundane, to truly something special.<br /><br />This is just one way I've been able to navigate the art world without imploding under theory.Andrew Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191233443131580096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31223185.post-51356359619866178322009-05-20T11:18:52.761-07:002009-05-20T11:18:52.761-07:00Andrew, I have been thinking about this all mornin...Andrew, I have been thinking about this all morning. This question of beauty and art, or is it art if it's beautiful, has haunted me for a long time. But the idea that 'art' as something that is 'beautiful' because it tugs at your heart appeals to me. It opens all sorts of doors into looking at the world around us and what it means. Undoubtably, I will continue to think about this.SummersStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250150360701388415noreply@blogger.com