The Artists of Art

We all suffer from pangs of intellectualism when we discuss art and craft. From a complicated art process of cinema to a child's doodles ... We all seem to rise up 5 notches beyond our own intellectual capabilities when it comes to discussions about art.

I have sat through Bunuel and Biryani sessions and thoroughly enjoyed the Biryani.

 

I have been twisted trying to understand, which of the twisted reasoning was better in explaining the twists of Roald Dahl Vs. O Henry?

 

I have been witness to discussions about Shobha De and how she should put in “some effort “in her effortless style of writings and wondered WTF was “effortless” about writing a dozen books? 

Online and offline I love a discussion on art. To me the whole process of discussion about art is a form of . . .

 

I love the way the superiority of the "my opinion" perches itself against the inferiority of "another opinion" Which is supported by another and discounted by another...

The strongest "my opinions" about Art, comes for Cinema. People have huge likes, dislikes, prejudices and even lord worships for this art form.  

All it takes is the 2 hours and 20 minutes and some popcorn to have an opinion about the “second most difficult process” on this planet and that too by people who have spent a life doing everything else but cinema.  

I have read reviews about the back ground of the director and how his bidi smoking father’s grand uncle inspired him to depict the moving train across the meadows scene, or his love for his lost love made him shoot the boardroom scene with low angle and bright lights. Though the best debates are not on art but on the  “opinions” on art.

Then there are these Realism, Neo-Realisms, Somnambulism and Stella Artoism ( The last one has bubby genesis ). Frankly I always found myself completely at sea in these segmentations.  

The discussions go like this " It is the artists romantic interludes of angst against the neo capitalistic tendency in the absence of dynamic spiritual spectrum which is projected in his aspiration of a socio theory of equality' which made him paint the nude in that manner you see with shades of black against a grained patchy back ground.  

I am sorry but I don't remember the 16 adjective, counter point to this one. 

Please remember an artist exists and somewhere in his own time and space.
 
An artist, is a person, who has the guts to stands naked in front of you with his art and gratefully gives you the freedom to experience his art. NOTHING MORE!  

This in my opinion is probably the greatest challenge in living... especially when our existence is defined by how good we look.