Wells TaoThanks
Mark, yes I like to harness that feeling of "I could do that" so often
used in a negative with art, I think it's an egalitarian invitation.
Personally I'm not looking for the death of capitalism, no socialist
wants that ghost hovering haunting, but
yes I do want to encourage the ease in which socialist thought exists,
the availability of socialist materials and to compete with capitalist
art, for the ability to spend profit.
" We should develop I think, a much more terrifying new abstract
materialism. Kind of a mathematical universe, there is nothing, just
formulas, technical forms and so on. The difficult thing is to find,
poetry, spirituality, in this dimension. To recreate, if not beauty,
then aesthetic dimension, in things like this, trash itself. That is the
true love of the world. Because what is love, love is not
idealization,.. love means you accept a person, ... you see perfection
in imperfection itself. That's how we should see the world. A true
ecologist loves all this (point at trash). " - SZ
Jody BransonWells Tao
- that took 4 years to get around to completing. i gave up many times,
then forced myself to finish it, for the sake of my daughter [as a
testament of my love for her]. It was an extremely mentally painful
project to complete - due to lack of desire from the pain caused by lack
of success
Wells TaoJody Branson
yes. If I may, what we have in common if I refer to your earlier work,
and perhaps a general nature about ur self, is the intellectual
criticism your work delivers to a leadership culture determined to be
thick and defensive.
Wells Taowhen
what we are representing, articulating, are 'tips of cultural icebergs'
that are being actively repressed and denied in a society. Where those
keeping us out personally benefit from doing so.
Wells TaoI
make the point that those paid to be critics and societies conscience,
University employees, don't do this. Prop up capitalism and its perks,
then promote the idea that criticism is shit, too hard and not really
needed. Convenient eh
Jody BransonWells Tao
- agreed. there's no incentive for the industry to have me be popular,
as essentially, the deeper message in most of my ideas is self
empowerment, and the destruction of the pyramid.
Wells TaoJody Branson
there it is. Democratic art in a democracy hunted down by delusional
capitalists as good practice. I get a lot of that, right here.
Chloe Ann KingIf
wasn't lack of interest for me but more lack of time and the space to
make art. I ended up also landing alot of paid writing work which was
easier to understand take and got my message out alot quicker. But I
wonna go back into making art again, and I'm developing an idea for a
show.
Wells Taothe
idea of 'going back into making art' sounds like a horror story to me,
when you are already ahead of it, why would you go back! it's the art
you are already making that just needs a bit of perspective, a reframe.
Wells TaoChloe Ann King
, the idea of 'going back'... do you catch my drift? as if it was not
already what you were really doing, and but the fantasy of this 'else'
is so strong.. you have to go 'back to it'... sorry I'm just reading my
own projection into this!
