Klarinet Archive - Posting 000373.txt from 2005/05

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] A posting made at another's request
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 10:50:26 -0400

On Wed, 25 May 2005, Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:

> Mark wrote:
>
> > I would rather discuss Spanish and world
> > history leading up to Picasso's Guernica and
> > the whys and wherefores behind the imagery
> > than discuss what brand and size of
> > paintbrush Picasso used.
>
> That is an interesting analogy. Many of us care about reeds but don't
> care about paint brushes. Therefore it seems reasonable to *us* that
> discussing brushes may be a waste of time.... just as painters may
> wonder why *we* spend so much time discussing reeds and sandpaper.

IMNSHO:

An artist that obsesses about their tools will be an artist that finds
their limits.

An artist that understands their tools will be an artist with no limits.

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