Forever, Now & Then

I went out and picked up the new CLEM SNIDE album at lunch today.
I'm a little afraid to listen to it. I discovered them last year and rushed out and bought all of their albums and fell in love instantly. Soft Spot had some of the best songs I had heard in a long while.It could have been where I was at.But the writing on the album really hooked me.
It is the one album I have yet to grow tired of and it inspires many images in the head when I put it on.I am hoping to do a whole series of short super 8 films based upon many of these songs.Then get in trouble by the law for using the songs, then do a short film based on my jail time.

I wanted to write all about how I had the most amazing creative weekend. But no matter how many times or ways I put it down on it just doesnt do it justice or convey the feeling I had. The feeling of waking up and discovering something new, how was I too keep this new discovery, this feeling , catch it lock it up in a bottle and drink it when I felt like I was lost . There was just no way I could get this down.So instead I will let you know all about the new exhibition at MOCA
Visual Music. I found myself wondering the rooms in awe of all discovers that had been around for so long before what I had assumed been only a few years.Yes, I know very naive of me. Here I was this person who would put on my ipod and walk the streets letting the music influence what I would be shooting. Is music such an influence on me or is it the people in their moments? I havent figured it out. Sometimes I cant see what is in front of me unless the song is in my head.When I listen to music or read books, I see each lyric, word in a snapshot. Anyway, I wish I had the vocabulary to be all arty and say cool intellectual art review type things about the exhibition.But I will leave that to the review people, whomever they are. Also there was abstraction; Into the Unknown. I have always made it very clear to people that when it comes to art I am a person who feels rather then thinks.I had started to explore the possibilities of thinking more.This best works for abstract and or conceptual art, in my doesn't matter what I think opinion.So after spending two hours looking at abstract art, it wasn't so much as thinking about it but questioning it. I guess I happen to think abstract or maybe conceptual art
( what is the difference please tell me , is it just titles or more.I really want to know) I think that this is in a way a selfish medium. I feel all you dagger eyes and mean vibes. But come on in a way it is..it's not being negative but I am saying think about it this way.Conceptual art is in a way an inside joke/story/theory/idea that only the artist knows about and if your lucky he will do a good enough job relating this story to you. So then he has let you in his private club and you know all the right questions to ask.Because we all know that saying "I don't get it" or worse saying "is this really art?" So this is my thought on it, it's sort of a selfish art.But that's not to say it's bad art,But your telling your viewer your having a party and you haven't decided if they are invited.I know bad enalogy, look this is just how i see it and I will be the first to admit I am wrong and I can say I know I am wrong about most art.So with that said , please all you art students who have read the latest required art college critical thinking art type book, please don't email me with your anger book quotes.Go out and look at the art and form your own opinions not get them from a book. With saying that though I will say that I did enjoy the works of Helen Torr,Barnett Newman,Francis Picabia,a Lithuanian artist, which I am not sure he is considered abstract but the 3 paintings that were hanging were amazing and of course I cant remember the names and can't find online,something to do with fire I think (still looking) as well as he was a composer and had composed music that went along with these paintings that when I listened to while looking at the paintings, I started to cry.It was a whole new experience to see and feel and then have this music that made me rethink what I just saw.but it might just be these 3 paintings , some of his other stuff I see online seems a bit fantasy like...and really liked Robert Irwin
Speaking of capturing moments.I rewatched, again one of my all time Favorite movies
Paris, Texas.
I can't stop thinking about this movie .I would occasionally push pause and discovered that at anytime I pushed pause, no matter what scene, it was a beautiful photograph once paused..try it.God to be able to meet Wim Wenders and just to say to him...Thank You, I suppose that is what I would say or maybe not, more likely I would rock back and forth on my feet and just stare.
Looking forward to seeing the new film about Henry, I have been for about a year hearing his name and asking about him and thinking wow how fascinating,then low and behold a documentary about him and his life and paintings. H. is convinced he must have been a kiddie fiddler or killed someone. But I will hold judgment to see this film first, but he does seem kind of creepy.

I've finished Billy Dead, Geez and I thought my family was bad. Just when I thought it couldn't get anyworse for this family I would turn the page and unfold another horrific battle. I cried twice, which is rare for me to cry whilst reading a book.the last book I cried at was Dave Eggers HBWOST. Which really who didn't cry when they read that, you didn't, you cold hearted person.
But Billy Dead were different tears, they were not tears of pity, they were tears of real pain. I just felt so hopeless when reading it.It was like I wanted to jump in and shake the guy and say , no no stop please, you're making it worse..There is two pages where he is in the diner eating with the old man and I just lost it, the desire to have this other life was just destroying him.To be someone else to be somewhere else..The end in the funeral home when he looks over and sees his dad....read it,I will personally send this book to the first person who requests it, save you the money in case you hate it, it's really difficult to read, not difficult like Gravity's Rainbow but difficult because you just are so unaware of how things happen and then there it is right in front of you unfolding and nothing can be helped..So now I have to find an easy read a quick , happy chick lit novel to get me out of this painful depression from this book any suggestions please send my way. But hey, I heard they're making it into a film, with Ethan Hawke..hmmmm,not so sure I could sit through a movie about this family, but might be interesting to see a talking raccoon...dirty little creature..speaking of films, new trailer for hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, so can not wait for this film to get here already.