Comments on: Pace, Timing, Rhythm and the magic of Creativity http://artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:07:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: birgit http://artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16925 birgit Fri, 18 May 2007 16:49:59 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16925 I cried about the death of my dog listening to Mahler Songs at Lincoln Center. It felt like a wonderful cartharsis. I cried about the death of my dog listening to Mahler Songs at Lincoln Center. It felt like a wonderful cartharsis.

]]> By: Bob http://artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16898 Bob Fri, 18 May 2007 13:43:24 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16898 Gorillaz is a virtual/fictional animated band and Little Rooty Tooty that I am referring to is a score written by Thelonious Monk and a very famous live performance and recording at New York's "Town Hall". All three reference in my post are my personal views and for other people they will encounter magic some place else. The Magic I'm talking about takes place without any prompting by a critic, promoter, agents, talk show host or anyone other then yourself. I recall being present at one of the early performances of "Dream Girls" in New York before the big reviews and Jennifer Holiday belts out "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". Men in the audience began to cry and the women seem to want to say Amen. Magical moment for me. Gorillaz is a virtual/fictional animated band and Little Rooty Tooty that I am referring to is a score written by Thelonious Monk and a very famous live performance and recording at New York’s “Town Hall”.

All three reference in my post are my personal views and for other people they will encounter magic some place else. The Magic I’m talking about takes place without any prompting by a critic, promoter, agents, talk show host or anyone other then yourself.

I recall being present at one of the early performances of “Dream Girls” in New York before the big reviews and Jennifer Holiday belts out “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”. Men in the audience began to cry and the women seem to want to say Amen. Magical moment for me.

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16824 Steve Durbin Fri, 18 May 2007 04:38:56 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16824 Bob, You really make me wish I knew Gorillaz or Little Rooty Tooty. I'll have to look 'em up. I've never heard anything musical said about Hopper before (doesn't mean much, though), but I can easily hear blues in my head looking at his sad paintings. I think the magic means these were right for you, and perhaps -- but not necessarily -- for a lot of others. I definitely agree there are times when an artist hits on a theme and a way of expressing it that speak to many. I admire those in our culture who can do that, even if I don't personally care for their work. (I'm not saying that's the case here; I'm simply ignorant of the works you mention. Only one way to fix that...) Bob,

You really make me wish I knew Gorillaz or Little Rooty Tooty. I’ll have to look ‘em up. I’ve never heard anything musical said about Hopper before (doesn’t mean much, though), but I can easily hear blues in my head looking at his sad paintings.

I think the magic means these were right for you, and perhaps — but not necessarily — for a lot of others. I definitely agree there are times when an artist hits on a theme and a way of expressing it that speak to many. I admire those in our culture who can do that, even if I don’t personally care for their work. (I’m not saying that’s the case here; I’m simply ignorant of the works you mention. Only one way to fix that…)

]]> By: Birgit Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16782 Birgit Zipser Thu, 17 May 2007 23:00:55 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16782 Looking at the picture again, I understand why Hopper appeals to you. Looking at the picture again, I understand why Hopper appeals to you.

]]> By: Leslie http://artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16768 Leslie Thu, 17 May 2007 21:23:11 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16768 I have a postcard of this painting in my cubicle at work! The above image is cropped, by the way. I believe in magic (uh-oh, Sean Cassidy's "Do You Believe in Magic?" is coarsing through my brain!!) and when something comes out right the first try, which is for me not often, I am overjoyed. But I also know that moment could not have happened without all the sweat and mistakes and failed efforts that came before it! I have a postcard of this painting in my cubicle at work! The above image is cropped, by the way. I believe in magic (uh-oh, Sean Cassidy’s “Do You Believe in Magic?” is coarsing through my brain!!) and when something comes out right the first try, which is for me not often, I am overjoyed. But I also know that moment could not have happened without all the sweat and mistakes and failed efforts that came before it!

]]> By: Birgit Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16765 Birgit Zipser Thu, 17 May 2007 20:30:40 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/pace-timing-rhythm-and-the-magic-of-creativity.html#comment-16765 There is a Hopper exhibit in Boston right now. I wish I could go. I am a Hopper fan since I saw his work exhibited at the Whitney many years ago. I love everything except the way he depicted water waves. The picture that you show is featured in a poster. I printed it out to study its lines. There is a Hopper exhibit in Boston right now. I wish I could go.

I am a Hopper fan since I saw his work exhibited at the Whitney many years ago. I love everything except the way he depicted water waves.

The picture that you show is featured in a poster. I printed it out to study its lines.

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