‘When the artist is alive in any person,
whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring,
self-expressing creature. He becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs,
upsets, enlightens, and he opens ways for a better understanding. Where those
who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it, shows there are
still more pages possible.’
- Robert Henri; 1865-1929; ‘The Art
Spirit’ *
*
‘My wee friend
Stargirl, the writer of Amethyst Poetry, saw the close links between the world
of Art and the world of Poetry & Writing. So close in fact that she
couldn’t really find any difference between them. She has written about this in
her Foreword to her first collection of poetry: THE RAGGED WRITINGS OF EVERLAND. Writings were paintings, every bit
as much the ones you saw on the wall. Writers were artists in the spirit of
Writing, and artists were writers in the spirit of Art; she believed. Interesting
words or interesting paintings and sculptures were imprints on the wall of the
mind of the reader, and the viewer, alike; she told me.’
‘The House of Amethyst Poetry scribblings
she has posted on her blog are perfectly crazy and astonishing; her
forays into the realms of metaphor have always startled me, with delight. In her flights of
originality Stargirl has soared the heights and left me far behind. But in the
trailing tailwinds of her fiery comet I seemed to be gathered up at times and
taken with her. Her joy is infectious, her liberty awe inspiring, and her love
all encompassing has known no limits.'
- John Fynn
[ * Robert Henri was an American artist, teacher, and outspoken advocate of modernism in painting. Henri was a devotee of realism and the usage of everyday city life as subject matter. He taught at the Art Students League in New York from 1915 – 1928, and had a profound influence upon early 20th century painters such as Stuart Davis, Rockwell Kent, and Edward Hopper. His book The Art Spirit is a classic among all those who love art.]
Continued in Writing Saga # 26; Part Nine
These
are the titles of the next two ‘ragged writings’ of amaranthine poetry:
Spiraling Stairs
A Pearl Feather
No comments:
Post a Comment