Jordin Isip: or, my brush with greatness
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» pamela_saint - Brush with fame
Hi Christine,I teach freshman composition and try to show students how a piece of art and other media, such as advertising or music, are also texts to be "read." I always enjoy your insightful readings of art and of the artist's style.
Isip's art is intriguing, and I, too, would assume from his work that he was not white. I tend to make similar assumptions of written works if I don't know the author. I initially assume that a male narrator indicates a male author or a gay narrator a gay author and so forth. I guess it's a fairly common reaction to assume that art is a projection of the artists themselves.
Enjoyed the article. It's amazing how tongue tied we become when we stumble across someone we admire. I was asking a favorite author a question once. She was looking at me so intently that I egotistically assumed she was really interested in what I was asking. Then she said, "Speak up, please, I can't hear you..."
-- posted by pamela_saint
» blondegeek - Re: Your Brush with Isip
In response to message posted by gret:Yes, I don't think he really heard me.
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» blondegeek - Re: Brush with fame
In response to message posted by pamela_saint:So who was your favorite author? And how did you first find out about Isip?
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» pamela_saint - Re: Re: Brush with fame
In response to message posted by blondegeek:
My comments about Isip were based on your article and links. I didn't know of him beforehand.
My favorite author (actually, I should have said one of my favorites, because I admire many) is A. S. Byatt. Like many who like her work, I first became hooked with her novel Possession. Her fiction can be a bit dense with literary allusions and philosophical inquiries, and many, consequently, find her fiction to be frustrating or dull. I'm always amazed, however, at how she ties all of these weighty threads together.
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» blondegeek - Re: Re: Re: Brush with fame
In response to message posted by pamela_saint:Ooh, yes, I love Byatt. I've read 3 of her books. Possession, Angels $ Insects, and Tower of Bable (I think that was the title). She is very dense. Her writing made me nostalgic for the ivory tower.
-- posted by blondegeek
» jerrib - Oh, no!
This must have really been a bittersweet experience for you, Christine. I do like his art, but I think I like your version of the gallery showing more. Perhaps he has just not acquired the proper age and his own humiliation as to be a little more observant and appreciative of his fans.Your articles always enlighten and entertain. Just wish this had been more pleasant for you. By the way, I really like your painting - more, as a matter-of-fact. Do you still have it?
-- posted by jerrib
» blondegeek - Re: Oh, no!
In response to message posted by jerrib:No, actually, I hung onto my painting for many years, and I recently sold it at an art fair to an extremely nice couple. They insisted on paying more for it than I was asking.
My newest obsession is early (pre-cubist)Picasso. I'm trying to paint figures like his "Woman in White." I guess I don't have to worry about running into him!
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