I did enjoy the interview i actually loved the panning done showing the poets intimate items in his home the things that he had read or enjoyed to read. i love to see an artist of any sort and their surroundings. I find it to be in many cases organized chaos. The artist Mr. Yau, explained very simply why he had done this and to him it was sometimes the anxiousness he had by trying to do was he found impossible. there were no boundaries to what he had thought and there was no limit to what his mind could express.
yeah...sorry about all the previously deleted comments. Technical difficulties on my part.
I personally believe that understanding literature is an integral part of human development. In my senior year of high school I had an inspiring teacher who taught me the necessary skills for understanding literature on my own. With those basic tools, like understanding the format of poetry and what allusions are in literature, I am able to think clearly about the content of a particular piece.
I find John Yau quote about institutional trust quite fascinating. John encourages people “…not to trust institutions, not to trust schools, to think for myself.” Institutions, like my high school, can train you to interpret literature such as Beowulf, Oedipus Rex, and Shakespeare but it is up to you to think for yourself and sometimes challenge these institutions and schools. Reading comprehension encourages intellectual development and enables someone to not just decipher literature but also to productively perceive various situations.
The human brain is complex and it's remarkable how over stimulation can generate more production. John Yau admits that he works better under pressure. He had agreed to write a poem on a monochromatic exhibit before he realized how difficult that might be. These intellectual challenges are beneficial to any person who produces art. They are humbling and also generate a situation that must be remedied.
I am making awful paintings in my painting sketchbook. I am starting my painting with challenges or marks that I would not generally paint which I then try to remedy. This process is intellectually stimulating and with lack of a better word, quite freeing.
This interview is utterly fascinating.. In a little over six minutes, he imparts so many pearls of wisdom...
John Yau says "I'm a writer, and what I do is write, and whatever exists or that will continue to exists after I stop existing will be some kind writing, that's it. I'm just a series of words on pieces of paper...". He doesn't only accept the fact that he is a writer, but also addresses the issue of that legacy to the world. This is a question I have never asked myself, what do I want to leave behind when I'm gone, how do I want my work to be remembered and by whom, or is it even important....? I thinks keeping these questions in mind will provide guidelines for the type of work I will make in the future.
When talking about criticism received for his writing Yao says " Write to achieve your own satisfaction.. You want it to be as full as you can make it, of everything you can put in to it, to make it be what it is..." Paint or in a more general context "create" to achieve your own satisfaction. Achieving this level of comfort takes time, especially when you are a student. You constantly get advice from so many different people that is becomes hard to filter through it and listen to your own voice or even determine what advice might be the best. It takes time and, in the end, the best way to handle it is to take them with a grain of salt and tailor them to your needs. Also, he advises to put everything we can towards our work, only this way will be what we envision.
I also like the integration of art and writing, how these two not too distant worlds collide in his work, or how one interprets the other. Nozkowski mentions about making painting s about poems, and now we have Yau writing poems about paintings.. In a world in which we are more connected than ever before, making transitions like this or even dwelling in new fields of study seems so natural and even necessary to make use of all the opportunities and potential we might have..
Christina Galera I thought about the interview that was actually good. About the painting was showing well by the poets intimate items at his home. The things that he had to read was enyojed to read. And, the artist was organize.
As also a writer as well I have to say that sometimes things cannot be expressed with just words or images alone and when you use both together sometimes it has double the impact.
I really enjoyed this interview and found it very insightful and found myself agreeing with a lot if it.
I did enjoy the interview i actually loved the panning done showing the poets intimate items in his home the things that he had read or enjoyed to read. i love to see an artist of any sort and their surroundings. I find it to be in many cases organized chaos. The artist Mr. Yau, explained very simply why he had done this and to him it was sometimes the anxiousness he had by trying to do was he found impossible. there were no boundaries to what he had thought and there was no limit to what his mind could express.
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ReplyDeleteyeah...sorry about all the previously deleted comments. Technical difficulties on my part.
ReplyDeleteI personally believe that understanding literature is an integral part of human development. In my senior year of high school I had an inspiring teacher who taught me the necessary skills for understanding literature on my own. With those basic tools, like understanding the format of poetry and what allusions are in literature, I am able to think clearly about the content of a particular piece.
I find John Yau quote about institutional trust quite fascinating. John encourages people “…not to trust institutions, not to trust schools, to think for myself.” Institutions, like my high school, can train you to interpret literature such as Beowulf, Oedipus Rex, and Shakespeare but it is up to you to think for yourself and sometimes challenge these institutions and schools. Reading comprehension encourages intellectual development and enables someone to not just decipher literature but also to productively perceive various situations.
The human brain is complex and it's remarkable how over stimulation can generate more production. John Yau admits that he works better under pressure. He had agreed to write a poem on a monochromatic exhibit before he realized how difficult that might be. These intellectual challenges are beneficial to any person who produces art. They are humbling and also generate a situation that must be remedied.
I am making awful paintings in my painting sketchbook. I am starting my painting with challenges or marks that I would not generally paint which I then try to remedy. This process is intellectually stimulating and with lack of a better word, quite freeing.
This interview is utterly fascinating.. In a little over six minutes, he imparts so many pearls of wisdom...
ReplyDeleteJohn Yau says "I'm a writer, and what I do is write, and whatever exists or that will continue to exists after I stop existing will be some kind writing, that's it. I'm just a series of words on pieces of paper...". He doesn't only accept the fact that he is a writer, but also addresses the issue of that legacy to the world. This is a question I have never asked myself, what do I want to leave behind when I'm gone, how do I want my work to be remembered and by whom, or is it even important....? I thinks keeping these questions in mind will provide guidelines for the type of work I will make in the future.
When talking about criticism received for his writing Yao says " Write to achieve your own satisfaction.. You want it to be as full as you can make it, of everything you can put in to it, to make it be what it is..." Paint or in a more general context "create" to achieve your own satisfaction. Achieving this level of comfort takes time, especially when you are a student. You constantly get advice from so many different people that is becomes hard to filter through it and listen to your own voice or even determine what advice might be the best. It takes time and, in the end, the best way to handle it is to take them with a grain of salt and tailor them to your needs. Also, he advises to put everything we can towards our work, only this way will be what we envision.
I also like the integration of art and writing, how these two not too distant worlds collide in his work, or how one interprets the other. Nozkowski mentions about making painting s about poems, and now we have Yau writing poems about paintings.. In a world in which we are more connected than ever before, making transitions like this or even dwelling in new fields of study seems so natural and even necessary to make use of all the opportunities and potential we might have..
I found these two links to be relevant to our conversation:
ReplyDelete1.) John Yau on Yves Klein (The good stuff starts at the 5min mark)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmyh4hUgPk
2.) Interview:Thomas Nozkowski with John Yau
http://www.brooklynrail.org/2010/11/art/thomas-nozkowski-with-john-yau
Christina Galera
ReplyDeleteI thought about the interview that was actually good. About the painting was showing well by the poets intimate items at his home. The things that he had to read was enyojed to read. And, the artist was organize.
As also a writer as well I have to say that sometimes things cannot be expressed with just words or images alone and when you use both together sometimes it has double the impact.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this interview and found it very insightful and found myself agreeing with a lot if it.
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