i’m talking about what’s ideal, not what is sufficient for people to be “happy with it.”
Diny
on May 18, 2006 at 3:58 pm
And this is where it gets good:
I know that you were talking about the idea. Usually so do I, but let me pose this to you:
Let’s say that you develop a style that suits you and keep it. Over the course of a year, the style catches up and it becomes cliche. Thus your style became cliche. What do you do? Change it because it’s cliche, or keep it because its what fits you best?
This goes back to being different just for the sake of being different. This makes any difference shallow because it doesnt really suit the personality (well, it might fit the shallow trendwhore one).
So what I meant by my initial comment was that if people are happy because they feel that their style is the optimal choice for their character, even if it’s cliche, then why change it? If it aint broke, don’t fix it! Endless times have I tried different styles of everything (clothing, music, art), but I always come back to the same, because I know that it represents me.
hmm i don’t think it got good. i think you just made a case for mediocrity 😛 sure it’s fine to languish in what’s old and the same, but there’s no reason why someone shouldn’t always evolve their personal style in an effort to reach higher plateaus.
Diny
on May 18, 2006 at 4:49 pm
And BAM! It sounds like you think I’m approving of conformity, which I’m not. But what are you saying? That people should change something they’re perfectly happy with just to fit a doctrine that values style over what’s true to their character?
I’m saying is that the uttermost priority of style should be to be true to the person, whatever the circumstance. Not everyone is as ambitious as us. Who am I do dictate that? I may not like it, but I dont think they should change it just to fit my tastes.
Humans love change … most of them. Artists I think don’t often relate style to subject or medium. But I do notice how many artists DO change their styles over time … with age, wisdom, experiences etc.
It does relate very well to age as well as what the artist wants to say or show. Else, we would still be drawing stick figures and coloring skies with colors of purple and orange into our golden years.
And why not? If they’re happy with it…
i’m talking about what’s ideal, not what is sufficient for people to be “happy with it.”
And this is where it gets good:
I know that you were talking about the idea. Usually so do I, but let me pose this to you:
Let’s say that you develop a style that suits you and keep it. Over the course of a year, the style catches up and it becomes cliche. Thus your style became cliche. What do you do? Change it because it’s cliche, or keep it because its what fits you best?
This goes back to being different just for the sake of being different. This makes any difference shallow because it doesnt really suit the personality (well, it might fit the shallow trendwhore one).
So what I meant by my initial comment was that if people are happy because they feel that their style is the optimal choice for their character, even if it’s cliche, then why change it? If it aint broke, don’t fix it! Endless times have I tried different styles of everything (clothing, music, art), but I always come back to the same, because I know that it represents me.
hmm i don’t think it got good. i think you just made a case for mediocrity 😛 sure it’s fine to languish in what’s old and the same, but there’s no reason why someone shouldn’t always evolve their personal style in an effort to reach higher plateaus.
And BAM! It sounds like you think I’m approving of conformity, which I’m not. But what are you saying? That people should change something they’re perfectly happy with just to fit a doctrine that values style over what’s true to their character?
I’m saying is that the uttermost priority of style should be to be true to the person, whatever the circumstance. Not everyone is as ambitious as us. Who am I do dictate that? I may not like it, but I dont think they should change it just to fit my tastes.
Humans love change … most of them. Artists I think don’t often relate style to subject or medium. But I do notice how many artists DO change their styles over time … with age, wisdom, experiences etc.
It does relate very well to age as well as what the artist wants to say or show. Else, we would still be drawing stick figures and coloring skies with colors of purple and orange into our golden years.