(not me i am a dead husk of a nobody, ever)
Hello [The Queen of art],
So briefly… ‘twill be a waste of time acknowledging the most
enjoyable chat with you yesterday (I do NOT do charm, ever), but I shall leave
this with you on file.
I wasn’t going to but I awake at 5.30 every day tabula rasa
and ponder anything really useful from the previous. You felt quite uniquely
esteemed – and thus worth retaining in my thick head.
In short I have been ‘full time’ for a decade as wandering
waffly sage - though only 1/3 of the
time – purpose to find alliance in my several causes – eco being foremost. (not
wandering too far from my previous centre of operations in the Wye region 10%
pop density of Cornwallshire) I moved 18 mths ago to attempt linkage with one
GREAT artists here who seemed to have a true warrior spirit but Cornwall had in
fact squashed it out of her …
So 1/3 time seeking via Socratic random dialogs the maybe
useful and the rest of time working on protecting the environment AND natural
resources – recycling old timber etc on small holdings (we can never get female
help any more a story in itself that makes real rural – the environment a bleak
place socially). And then all I wish to
dedicate myself to coming up with (NON
pious earnest) writing into some or other art form which may genuinely inspire
the next generation. Film and writing. I
can’t paint to save myself from a rampaging herd of gorgeous same sex
‘Amazonian’ cannibals…
Anyway so 15 years ago I started to think continually about
‘art’ to highlight AND make people think about the benefits of REALLY
simplifying..
I have about five ‘boxes’ – metaphorical filing cabinet
regions…
One has been from 2014ish 100 or more recorded chats with
artists of my previous region. A sort of duel purpose chronicle but also (as I
said I feel art should have purpose of sorts) this was during the period of
wandering many hundred miles especially after Brexit chatting with artists in
many open studios… (Herefordshire HAyonWye Powys region has many incomer
artists who set up and annually there are several open studio phases)
Some known.. so from 20214 then especially from 2016
“ so what are we going to do about ecosystem disaster .. /
Brexit.. a POSSIBLE revisiting of the
referendum seemingly possible from 2017 ish..”
Confluence of 4 swing
constituencies – politicking meaning just making signs and leaflets and
arranging gatherings.. (UKIP made many
signs; remain, over 100 sq miles, only ONE)
More than 100 artists long chats with over several years –
all recorded for efficiency and as a chronicle
“ ohh….woe is us.. it is a
disaster…we so so so care..” “ ok lets try and get a few of us to set up
informal coffee meets to think how we take part..” “ wow wow yes.. count me in “
And not one EVER ever followed up or even answered follow up
emails or texts or handwritten letters.
I have several artist encounters who admitted “ us artists
utter selfish disaster …”
(I can and do go into the artist writerly or poetic zone
most mornings a few hours and LOVE it.. but come out to return to doing stuff
in the real world to)
Worst of the lot from 2020 I knew briefly various artists (visiting or based in
my past very environmentally once great) region and I was on overdrive trying
to highlights a range of awful eco crimes from 2019… I was nature steward there
– alone.. and meeting and asking for some help from artists just painting
paintings of terrible eco crimes ..
artists actually making money from that realm “ ohh wow disaster but yes
i agree lets try and make some art at least..”
then never even reply to follow up nice polite email..
All.. I 100% accept and laugh at BUT it IS the ‘problem’ –
performative concern.. utterly devastated the real environmental protection
causes I was central to for almost 20 years in previous region..
THIS – not the ‘polluters’ is the reason for no holding
polluters to account.. a fair few agree with me (personal encounters in this
region the last year)
Anyway if I sowed any seed inside your head .. I do think it is ‘time’ to attempt brutal
REAl art - which may be various formats…
but it must not be the sterile pious version – I have a few grown ups similarly
concerned and art experts they know I am right..
I have a range of almost fully immersive thoughts how to
highlight things – the MAIN one is that protecting raw materials – stuff – must
be a collaborative matter at a local personal level I do NOT mean the local
fake eco saviours (they always are and always deathly precious) I mean for example people who don’t like each
other working to salavage stuff being wasted
- household or small landholding (SO SO much waste of materials happens
on small landholdings due interpersonal dysfunction!!!) ..i have many years of
somewhat photo realism photos of that… I
have yet to sit down and attempt to do something with
Anyway I NEVER bother linking anyone on my daily bonkers
waffle site but you got a word I so enjoyed you
https://www.ralphschism.com/2024/09/the-art-department.html
https://www.peterjachapman.com/
and cannot even recall if this was put here as it went first ..for efficiency, to the only artist i do like the great brown hope, Yasmin
a year ago I began a series of totally random talks with
peter - about 5 hours all audio recorded
as he is UNIQUELY good on art I learned so much go and eat him up!!
