What do you want from Art?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

34. Well, it's like anything else - the more practice you get

the faster you're able to achieve that for which you're aiming.

The code I wrote when I first started programming that took me days to figure out would be an hour's work nowadays. But I know it would do what I wanted it to do.

I'm about as much a fan of Rothko as I am of Pollock, although I admit I can't recall having seen any of his work in person. Perhaps if I was able to see it up close, it might show more indication that he wasn't just slopping streaks of paint on the canvas.

I'm not fond of Klee, but his works at least better fit my 'definition' of art. Steichen definitely. O'Keefe definitely (and I think would have enjoyed her sense of humour.)

But again, I think there's a difference between bringing to life something that you've spent time considering, even if you're skilled enough to do it quickly, and a more, shall we say, random, approach to 'creation'. Care and control and fine motor skills used to achieve something that you 'see' inside your head.