Booming Art Student

Naked critiques and poisonous spiders.

I feared a critique as much as being bitten by a poisonous spider in the wild. They both can be painful. The first few critiques feels like you are 360 degrees of birthday suit nude, buck naked to a class of your peers. Ooo'-Wee'. For some, it's horrifying going in the first few times. Sorta like skinny dipping with a group that first time or being bit by that spider. It doesn't kill you. Turns out not as bad as you may have imagined.  It's easier with experience, sometimes fun........

Art, Sex, Death and Religion.

   

What I've learned Part 2.

Most of the Art in museums seem to have one of these threads in common. If you can wrap one of your art pieces in/around one of these; Sex, Death or Religion, you may have a hit. Hit the Trifecta and you may have a museum piece. If you can string a line of "Theoretical BS" to go with it, you will do well my friend.

Great writers are the most powerful of the Arts.

Wrap it in, "It's for the Kids", it can be sold to the general public.

Wrap it in "Green", it can be sold to the general public.

It is harder to get an F for a course than you may think.

Extra credit can save your ass.

It is easier to get an A for a course than you may think.

Most Professors do not mask their political preferences very well.

Some Professors do not know as much as they lead you to believe.

I have not been impressed with most of the Art Professors levels of instructions. Disappointed at best.  At the cost of $1000.+, in addition to supplies and materials for each course it seems sorta costly for what you receive in return.

Digital consumption during lectures can not be stopped.

Education is like in any other business, except better tax breaks and subsidies.

First day of class find the best seat location and spot the exits.

The Writing Center is a great resource.

The Music Library has lots of CD's.

Forget about finding a car parking space after 9 AM........

What I have learned. Part 1

As a returning student I thought it might be enlightening to review what I've learned during the last three semesters of Academia.  An Institution of higher learning. An Art Studio major in a State funded University.  (In many states, "State School" is used in the same manner as "State Hospital" to denote an institution for the mentally retarded).> Wikipedia® ]
As the old man once said, "I'm short on time, put it on a bumper sticker".

Here goes, part one:

I have learned;

Some classmates do not smell so swell.
There is academic art, museum art and art galleries.
Two kinds of aesthetics, theoretical aesthetics and visual aesthetics.
Liberals are not as liberal as one might think.
Liberals are louder than conservatives.
Art History is really interesting considering the tools and material they had to work with.
Modern ART history is sorta interesting. Some where along the line the most outrageous was in vogue.
There is NO code of Ethics for Artists. Doctors have a code of ethics, Lawyers have a code of ethics. Why?
There is the mastery of ones tools and media. And there is off the wall, out of no where creativity that can take your breath away.
The professors lectures and the book readings may differ.
Studio classes are to DAMN LOOOOONG!
Who knew I would like American Literature and poetry.
Creativity and madness? Media romanticize the idea of artistic inspiration. Somehow wackiness and creativity among artists, creative types, writers, and musicians go hand in hand. Not really that way. Talent, persistence and luck does it more often than not.
Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence: Edgar Allan Poe...
More of "What I Learned" to come. Stay tuned.

Wow what a co'inky dink. Dateline: 6.24.09.

 This morning I rant about people heisting my Lips off the net. This evening I read the missing Gov. of SC was where & with whom? What's with those Carolina Politicians? It was JE from NC now MS from SC. They are not the first or last . Could it be the purr of a set of lips? Hmm, - Can I say segway, of course. Blog post: 2/09 Booming Art Student: Powerful men have been persuaded by a powerful set of lips. I may have answered my question from this morning, why steal a set of lips?.  To Read post see sidebar.