good art

Good art..Is there such an animal or is it all in the eye of the beholder? Everyone's baby is beautiful isn't it?----- Ehhhh Non! Good art is a reflection of a travel, a journey, a token left behind by a soul well worn, a guidepost for those who follow behind... As far as those who paint on Sundays in the park for pleasure, that is good art simply because it is made by it's creator with love---Its purpose is not to show off or to obtain fame or impress neighbors; it comes from the pure place. But for those whose call themselves ARTISTS and at least appear to walk the jagged path of brutal, unyielding dedication to the arts, there are those still who unfortunately give birth to the lopsided drooling child known as "bad art." The main cause of bad art, methinks, is a life un- lived, a sheltered brain and a coward's heart. An artist should be seasoned by the rain and the streets and the rot and the rust and the ashes and the dust. An artist should have seen his share of dark corners and broken mornings and hopeless evenings. The trick then, my friend--- which is also the hardest part of the game we call art, Is to pick ones bruised and battered bones up from the curb and render forth with precision the vague memories of your own private time in the gutter.

alex