Not to be a scrooge or otherwise decry your fine work, with its remarkable clarity of writing and thinking, and its far-flung fascinating sensibilities... but! May I put in a plea for that dervishing dog in the YouTube video?! The analogy is straight-on but the poor pup is not in on the joke. Its furry survival depends on loyalty to its owners and this quandary may very well be petrifying! Looking forward to more of your wit and whimsy in 2024.
Lawrence, I am just finishing "Seeing is Forgetting" (which I read back in the mid 80s) after reading True to Life. It has been fascinating to see, as you point out at the beginning of True to Life, how completely different they are in expression but how many, to use your word, convergent themes there are in their work. I have pulled Boggs off the shelves to reread that too. That book I found so engaging because it brought to attention so many issues with the making of art (I'm a painter), selling it, valuing, the currency of that value. Loved it. OK, have a deeply relaxing and revitalizing month off. All the best for the holidays. Ian.
Not to be a scrooge or otherwise decry your fine work, with its remarkable clarity of writing and thinking, and its far-flung fascinating sensibilities... but! May I put in a plea for that dervishing dog in the YouTube video?! The analogy is straight-on but the poor pup is not in on the joke. Its furry survival depends on loyalty to its owners and this quandary may very well be petrifying! Looking forward to more of your wit and whimsy in 2024.
Lawrence, I am just finishing "Seeing is Forgetting" (which I read back in the mid 80s) after reading True to Life. It has been fascinating to see, as you point out at the beginning of True to Life, how completely different they are in expression but how many, to use your word, convergent themes there are in their work. I have pulled Boggs off the shelves to reread that too. That book I found so engaging because it brought to attention so many issues with the making of art (I'm a painter), selling it, valuing, the currency of that value. Loved it. OK, have a deeply relaxing and revitalizing month off. All the best for the holidays. Ian.