.Visible things can be invisible. However, our powers of thought grasp both the visible and the invisible – and I make use of painting to render thoughts visible.
― René Magritte
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It’s an interesting thought, that our power of thought grasps both the visible and the invisible.
I, a seemingly visible thing, have sometimes felt invisible.
And I have sometimes seen things that turned out to not be there at all.
Thought is a magical thing.
And maybe that is why some folks paint, to attempt to capture those things they think they see and to take away their own invisibility.
Gotta chew on that one for a while…
I suppose some people might paint, or write, in order to make themselves invisible, and to present a different image to the world
That’s an interesting take. I don’t know if that’s truly possible, at least in a fulfilling manner. Art, at its best, is about revelation and work that is based on deception, of trying to appear to be what one is not, usually falls short. Well, at least that’s how I see it, for what that’s worth.
Thank you. I’m just noodling, not committed to this idea. Surrealism is an interesting takeoff point to discuss a presentation of reality – – I’ve seen people discuss Salvador Dalí as an artist who “invented himself” — created a larger-than-life character, which he then inhabited. I suppose it’s akin to being an actor in a lifelong role – you could also argue that deception is the definition of acting, if you think of that as a form of art (?)
While I admire much of Dali’s work, I never consider him in the same league with some of my other artist heroes and I think it’s for just that reason: that he, and his work by extension, was a consciously created artifice. Much about him and his work is too thought out, too staged. At least for my tastes. Art is subjective, after all.
Now as far as acting as an artform, that’s a tricky thing to tackle. I say that because great performances usually come about because of the art of the writing behind them. All the artfulness of a great actor cannot save a poorly written script. And scripts that achieve greatness usually reflect the truth of the writer behind them. An actor is not deceiving because the words are not their words. They are merely channeling the truth of the writer.
Or so it seems to me. Like you, just noodling here.
Thank you, interesting to learn your perspective on this.
It’s raining men, hallelujah! 😉
That’s funny, Jackie!