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About Me
- madabandon
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- a musician/artist living in brooklyn with two l gray cats and an super-cute dog, writing about the trivial and the not-so-trivial, often sleep-deprived and benignly neurotic.
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i have many thoughts..
need to organize them and will return...
love, ~s.
213 aging artists.. what a place to i-spy my lucky number.
this brings out the activist in me. i imagine spear-heading a "life without artists" event
where a group of artists go remove ALL the art from a beautiful hotel, let's say
so, no music playing over the speaker systems
no books/magazines on shelves -no stories, poetry..
not one photograph or painting on any walls
no sculptures, no beautiful, creative gardens
on and on. and once any building is void of all the contributions artists make, we quickly learn there is no such thing as "life without artist"
has something like this already been done a thousand times, i wonder?
it seems to me any high end condominiums that price out artists, should also be banned from displaying or utilizing any art
and i always return to the idea that we all need each other..
buildings need artists; artists need buildings
designated areas for artists.. recycled buildings; affordable housing within..
but artists will always find a way.. it's their nature.. so if they must migrate, they will.. and the loss is always to the communities that don't support them
which is generally a temporary situation, because the loss is so great
sometimes it must be experienced to be understood/appreciated.
and i love how this article closes: "more than 83% of aging visual artists said their profession brought them high self esteem, and they ranked high in overall "life satisfaction"
the high life satisfaction part is very true, from my observations and experience, and it is not contingent on geography
it is a gift that lives inside the artist; goes with the artist where ever the artist goes
but the threat is quite real isn't it.. new york is in grave danger if it loses it's artists
as a nation we are still healing from september 11th, with the rawest part of the wound in new york
artist's are such a large part of the cure; the healing process
bringing joy, beauty, hope and energy to the wounded; transcending pain in creative and productive ways, and teaching others, providing others with the means to do the same
new york is still healing
to push out artists any time.. but especially during this very important time, is not only dangerous, but so self-destructive
it is to create and digest your own poison
wake up! i want to shout
we should be adding to the quality of life.. adding value to each other's lives!
not voluntarily ex-communicating the very souls that help make life worth living.
... now, who do i mail this to?.. i'm in a mass-mailing kind of mood
much love, ~s.
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