Comments on: The artist after he self-destructs http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/05/19/the-artist-after-he-self-destructs/ Where hope springs eternal in the eye of the artist. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Gabe Combs http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/05/19/the-artist-after-he-self-destructs/#comment-1134 Gabe Combs Mon, 26 May 2008 03:59:29 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/05/19/the-artist-after-he-self-destructs/#comment-1134 oh, i'd meet with you again but there might not be much of a point besides idle chatter and cocktails and you have that covered. i think the real bonus i get out of your writing on the whole process i am going thru is another perspective. that pretty much is above and beyond actual criticsm and i would say that you are doing your "job" correctly. the article made me had to look at myself from a different perspective which is good. i just think you missed a few things or got them wrong but it does'nt really matter. i can only plan this thing out so far, and any input gives for better informed steering. i have a place to make art still, and am doing just that. reading a lot and trying to evolve as best i can. thanks for the input overall, and i'll keep checking in. btw, is'nt it some sort of rule that artists/critics are supposed to have somewhat of an adversarial relationship? glasses can still be raised and jokes exchanged and all that, but it seems like there is still a need to keep the art feedback/discussion pure and lacking any fluff. it seems the point of it all really is to advance art as that is why we are here. (against our better judgement) cheers. oh, i’d meet with you again but there might not be much of a point besides idle chatter and cocktails and you have that covered. i think the real bonus i get out of your writing on the whole process i am going thru is another perspective. that pretty much is above and beyond actual criticsm and i would say that you are doing your “job” correctly. the article made me had to look at myself from a different perspective which is good. i just think you missed a few things or got them wrong but it does’nt really matter. i can only plan this thing out so far, and any input gives for better informed steering. i have a place to make art still, and am doing just that. reading a lot and trying to evolve as best i can. thanks for the input overall, and i’ll keep checking in.

btw, is’nt it some sort of rule that artists/critics are supposed to have somewhat of an adversarial relationship? glasses can still be raised and jokes exchanged and all that, but it seems like there is still a need to keep the art feedback/discussion pure and lacking any fluff. it seems the point of it all really is to advance art as that is why we are here. (against our better judgement)

cheers.

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