Something happened in my twenties which this article reminded me of straight away.
It's why I think the author's main point is right on the money (there's a link to the article at the end of this post).
Here's what happened...
A friend of mine has a musical genius brother who was participating in a recital of his latest composition at London's South Bank.
I persuaded another friend of mine, Jeremy, who is also a splendid musician to come along too.
I thought he might enjoy it since I had it on good authority the composer in question was extremely talented and capable.
After the lights went down and the composition started Jeremy and I were both in for a bit of a shock.
In the dark, it sounded like some people with their shoelaces tied togehter were trying to steal the instruments, or perhaps a bunch of animals with xylophones and pots and pans strapped to them were banging into each other.
Sounds clanged and squealed.
It was worse than listening to a construction site.
At least there you could discern the rhythm of a jack hammer.
The players emerged from the dark as spotlights were employed.
I hoped their visibility might cause them some embarrasment, perhaps enough to squeak out a tune.
But the music remained relentlessly awful.
We were just at the start, with a couple of hours to go.
Jeremy just got up and left, since he wasn't a friend of the family.
I had to sit there, for what seemed like an eternity, for fear of seeming rude.
After all, I knew the composer, and was there with his brother.
And I was a friend of the family.
And I fancied his sister.
So there was really no escape for me.
For a while I kept hoping this torture would evolve into something bearable, but eventually I just stoically accepted my fate and sat it out.
At least until the interval, when I darted off for a strategic 'emergency bathroom break' and headed for a bathroom somewhere far across town.
On the way I had a drink with Jeremy, who had been nice enough to wait outside.
And now, with no further ado, I urge you to read THIS ARTICLE and discover the secret of how the 20th Century art scene got away with it (although of course it's not over yet)...
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2 comments:
My school really supports this type of art. And here I was starting to feel I was the only one who could not stand it! Hah, thanks for posting.
While it was a lot of fun and great in a lot of ways, I didn't really learn anything useful about drawing and painting until after I'd finished art school and made an effort to seek it out on my own.
They taught a few illustration techniques, but none of the fundamental stuff.
Sort of 'how to ice the cake', no 'how to make the cake in the first place'.
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