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Working for a living

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. July 13, 2015. Working for a living. In all the important discussions about art what is art, what is beauty, how important is any of that I do feel one very important perspective is often left out of the discussion, art making as your job. Some people don’t want to sully the discussion, art is important, period. But the reality is a lot of people want to earn their living making art. It is not. About making art, but making art that sells.

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Quick post today

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. July 14, 2015. Two things while I work on the next article. How should God define himself? In spite of humanity? Which would we better understand? If you have time to watch through the other debate participants, it is well worth the time. What not to write about. Subscribe to Nature of the Beat. Don’t worry; we hate spam with a passion. You can unsubscribe with one click. Nature of the Beat.

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Dark and lonely

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. July 7, 2015. It’s a tough world out there! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. If you’ve never encountered these believers before, count yourself blessed by God. If your church and church leaders are the opposite of these caricatures, please, please, please realize the gift God has given you. If you have never had. Pastor throw this verse in your face,. Ha, ha, ha! Rdquo; God has surely given you a place of rest. I know. In a lot of ways thi...

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Art needs no justification, again

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. August 9, 2015. Art needs no justification, again. Art as utility, or not? Yet many artists and even arts advocates resist these ideas. Art is important enough on it’s own. It does not need to be justified by some form of utility. I have even said, even if art did none of those things art would still be important. Why would it not make us better, more complete human beings? Why would it not affect reason and be rational? The fear of thinkin...

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Process vs goal

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. August 13, 2015. Today, I have a guest poster! Making Art: Process Vs. Goal. A couple months ago I was in Dublin having many pints and a lengthy conversation with singer/songwriter Barry McCormack. We were discussing our respective artistic endeavors, and I posed the question: When creating art, are you process-oriented or goal-oriented? Which is more important to you, the end product or the act of creating it? Shoot me an email.

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Being a better consumer of art

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. August 16, 2015. Being a better consumer of art. As we consider consuming or appreciating art, remember, as I quoted an author in a previous post, there really is no wrong reason to like an art work. There is nothing wrong with being more drawn to realistic, figurative and representational work. There is nothing wrong with admiring an artists skill in their work. That is all basic stuff. I want to talk about being a. Does it make you laugh?

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Hard work if you can get it

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. July 15, 2015. Hard work if you can get it. What is an artist to do? One of the things the artist has to decide is how important is it to make a living as an artist vs being potentially freer to create whatever you want without the need for it to generate revenue. This is a big decision and may even change as you progress through your career. Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, after he started his own dance company, learned that running a ...

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Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat. Artist, post-modern wannabe, conversationalist, provocateur, introverted extravert or is that extraverted introvert? A personal blog to share thoughts on faith and art. Jul 7, 2015. It’s a tough world out there! Continue reading →. Jul 4, 2015. The importance of Beauty. Ironically, form over function , as a derisive jab, is a twisted (lack of) understanding. Continue reading →. Jun 28, 2015. I’ve seen the discussion come...

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Is Art dead?

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Nature of the Beat. Nature of the Beat is writing on the Svbtle. August 5, 2015. While this assessment is valuable state-of-the-cultural-environment information, I think one of the outcomes of this analysis is to allow us to. Part of the problem, for all the ills created by the Enlightenment and Modernism I don’t think anyone believes those ills outweigh the benefits. And who could reasonably argue? Without rationalism we would not have indoor plumbing. No one wants to be wrong. Being wrong is sinful.