the blog: day two
day two of the blog. i think this is enough cause to give myself a pat on the back.
today i discovered that when you mix art and poetry, almost nothing good will be crafted. it's like an overload of pretensiousness. (spelling error'd?!) today in my writing class people read poems they wrote about paintings they looked at. they were chock full of glittery words, vauge phrases, and so many metaphors i thihnk i choked on one. it made me shake my head in disbelief that these high school kids could think they're so deep and intellectual (theres another possible spelling thing).
i once said (jokingly, i might add) that writing poetry was easy. one of these child-geniuses countered by saying, "writing poetry is easy. composing it is the hard part." oh boy.
if you know me, especially if you are one of my visual art friends, you know that i don't care much for art. with some rare exceptions, i find it very boring. i am very suspicious of people who claim to love art...especially modern art.
everyone has seen modern art. modern art is a trash can. modern art is a crack in the sidewalk. modern art is stuff that people would generally regard as trash or an eyesore, but happened to be "made" by some semi-famous guy.
So, back to my point: teenage poetry is fake and modern art is stupid. I tried to make this point by writing the simplest possible poem about a peice of art called "Three Wise Men." unfortunately i don't have a copy of it on my cmpoputer right now, but ill post it tomorrow. take my word for now: it is bad. here's the poem i wrote:
Something I’ll Never Understand
Seven years old or less
the Sunday school teacher tells me
the story of Jesus.
“Three wise men rode on camels to greet the Lord!”
she says, “who was born on Christmas Day.”
Exuberance!
At home, I grab my crayons
and color my masterpiece.
Momma says it’s great!
Daddy sold it to the museum,
and I got $100!
It’s an artist’s life for me!
my class supposedly liked it. i dont know if they understood what i meant.
now: on to other ventures.
i started training at my new job. 50% discount=awesome.
im looking for a world of warcraft cd key. please sell me yours. cheap.
that's all for now, i think. have a good day.
-dan
today i discovered that when you mix art and poetry, almost nothing good will be crafted. it's like an overload of pretensiousness. (spelling error'd?!) today in my writing class people read poems they wrote about paintings they looked at. they were chock full of glittery words, vauge phrases, and so many metaphors i thihnk i choked on one. it made me shake my head in disbelief that these high school kids could think they're so deep and intellectual (theres another possible spelling thing).
i once said (jokingly, i might add) that writing poetry was easy. one of these child-geniuses countered by saying, "writing poetry is easy. composing it is the hard part." oh boy.
if you know me, especially if you are one of my visual art friends, you know that i don't care much for art. with some rare exceptions, i find it very boring. i am very suspicious of people who claim to love art...especially modern art.
everyone has seen modern art. modern art is a trash can. modern art is a crack in the sidewalk. modern art is stuff that people would generally regard as trash or an eyesore, but happened to be "made" by some semi-famous guy.
So, back to my point: teenage poetry is fake and modern art is stupid. I tried to make this point by writing the simplest possible poem about a peice of art called "Three Wise Men." unfortunately i don't have a copy of it on my cmpoputer right now, but ill post it tomorrow. take my word for now: it is bad. here's the poem i wrote:
Something I’ll Never Understand
Seven years old or less
the Sunday school teacher tells me
the story of Jesus.
“Three wise men rode on camels to greet the Lord!”
she says, “who was born on Christmas Day.”
Exuberance!
At home, I grab my crayons
and color my masterpiece.
Momma says it’s great!
Daddy sold it to the museum,
and I got $100!
It’s an artist’s life for me!
my class supposedly liked it. i dont know if they understood what i meant.
now: on to other ventures.
i started training at my new job. 50% discount=awesome.
im looking for a world of warcraft cd key. please sell me yours. cheap.
that's all for now, i think. have a good day.
-dan
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