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Re: First-time Painters..an objective choice

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Jane Manner (njanem4)
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 13:35:51 -0500

Judith, I want to voice my dismay at the response to your message sent in by
Joseph. There have been times when his answers, though phrased in ways that were
rough, actually made sense, but the last was just mean spirited.

Joseph, think before you click on send.

Joseph Augusta wrote:

> Stenger - Judith DiSalvo wrote:
>
> > I absolutely agree. Creating art is akin to giving birth--very painful,
> > very difficult, but a powerful and thrilling experience--when the product
> > comes to fruition.
> Please--stop--men don't give birth by the way. Babies aren't products and they
> don't come to fruition--they're born.
> And ideas about art being a struggle are nothing more than 19th century
> romantic pap. Here's the secret of making art, and other things too: Find
> out what you do best, and stick to it---and what you do best is what comes
> easiest to you. For example, when you have a visitor in your home who admires
> an object, and asks--that's great! who made that? And you answer--you like
> that? That's something I just threw together one afternoon when there was
> nothing else to do-- *That's* art, and making it: artmaking.
> Best wishes,
> Joseph
>

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