tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post1029881703850118720..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: A Call To Action...Kim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-44067874234554980452020-03-27T20:05:35.683+00:002020-03-27T20:05:35.683+00:00Neena - oftentimes it's much easier to focus o...Neena - oftentimes it's much easier to focus on helping other people rather than ourselves. But also remember you are only human and not responsible for everyone else's wellbeing.<br />Of course we can add our voices, but we are not solely responsible.<br />Take care<br />((hugs))Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-28377402694459045022020-03-27T15:49:41.802+00:002020-03-27T15:49:41.802+00:00Art is the language for those who can't find t...Art is the language for those who can't find the words, for all who need release. It helps us to dig our way out of the dark self, the frightened self, to seek a way out of it, to find that light we all so need in good times and bad.<br /><br />I'm busy reaching out to people in Guyana, they are so scared...what with the virus and the threat of dictatorship looming.<br /><br />I'm so busy trying to calm others, I almost forgot to calm myself.<br /><br />Art helps me. I must sit still and think.<br /><br />neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-26103421725738181662020-03-24T14:22:41.487+00:002020-03-24T14:22:41.487+00:00Eryl - everytime you write a blog post, it's s...Eryl - everytime you write a blog post, it's something worth sharing - you have a wonderful eye and way of describing the world. :)<br /><br />There seem to be 2 competing narratives at the moment. <br /><br />The first is the apocalyptic, "OMG, we're all under immediate threat - very soon there will be no food, and no toilet roll, and there will be looting and I have to protect myself and my family at all costs!"<br />So books and movies on plagues, zombies and other post-apocalyptic tales feed into this and ramp up the fight-or-flight response.<br /><br />The other narrative is one of compassion and community spirit - we're all in this together, and together we will pull through.<br /><br />Both narratives are very human, but I know which one I'd like to see more of.<br /><br /><br />Savannah - it's said that when Churchill was asked to cut funding to the arts in order to support the war effort in World War II, he responded "Then what would we be fighting for?"<br />There are questions as to whether it's a genuine quote or not, but I like the sentiment :)<br />Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-24550243436001726772020-03-23T19:33:31.185+00:002020-03-23T19:33:31.185+00:00SWEET MARY SUNSHINE, isn't art what keeps us f...SWEET MARY SUNSHINE, isn't art what keeps us from turning into feral creatures? I can't fathom how anyone could find fault with what you posted! We're all (the fortunate ones, at least) at home doing what Eryl said from the comfort of our sofas. I swear I could spit bricks at idiots who diminish the arts and the creative souls that fashion it! ARRGGGHH! Maybe I'll just continue to yell at Trumpito whenever he's on the TV (which I must when he speaks) because his trashy ass has given cover to all the jackasses out there! *whew* That was a rant even the MITM had to remind me to calm down about (yes, I was also speaking out loud as I typed!)<br /><br />Anyway, thank you! xoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-32466781246765049762020-03-23T15:46:29.971+00:002020-03-23T15:46:29.971+00:00There are shed loads of people who will argue vehe...There are shed loads of people who will argue vehemently that art is of absolutely no use, but they listen to music, they watch films and tv; they play computer games' some of them may even go to galleries and read books. We have a problem because the value of art can't be measured with money, and its effects aren't visible, unless you know what to look for. <br /><br />I think there are narratives out there that could help us, but maybe they're not direct enough. I heard that books on the plague are selling fast, as people search for meaning and a way to understand what's happening and how to live in such times (have you read Narcissus and Goldmund (Herman Hesse), it's tremendous?). But I agree, some new work would be great, if only to keep the creatives active, and I expect a lot of people have already begun writing poems, making paintings, all sorts. I have some idea of making collage stories, or poems, out of existing epochal narratives, but I am a very slow worker so it could be years before I have anything worth sharing. That said, Scarlet has started a new blog whereby we are all meant to add a chapter to a story and I have promised to join in. Why not pop over to her place and take a look? Erylhttp://www.curiousauthenticink.comnoreply@blogger.com