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Re: The Rise Of The Artist

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Post by carbocation »

weareconvo wrote: post #149
carbocation wrote: post #108

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The fact that there is lateralization to cortical function is not just some curio. A stroke on the nondominant side in the same distribution leads to contra lateral hemineglect of the world. Watch these people try to draw a clock: they'll put all 12 numbers on the right side. It is interesting, to me, that the pathways are such that there is this partitioning of deficits. It's not "left logic right creativity", but n…

I think it's odd that from my comment, which was solely dedicated to correcting your misinterpretation of his comment rather than expressing my own endorsement of it, you have extrapolated that we "disagree".

Based on your misguided comments, it is clear that we disagree on two points: (1) that I misinterpreted the OP's comment and (2) that the lateralization of the brain is or is not relevant.

Re: The Rise Of The Artist

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Post by hangsi »

My mathematics teacher once said that being a research mathematician was one of the most creative jobs in the world. I agree with this, since I can see this situation: as a painter, you have a near infinite number of possible subjects. It seems that much of it will not stretch boundaries revolutionarily. But as a mathematician, you come across a difficult problem. How do you solve it? You may be forced to look at things in a new light, or else fail.

Re: The Rise Of The Artist

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Post by nonboy »

gnosis wrote: post #73
qzxt wrote: post #63

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If you're talking about the economic prognosis of art, I'd like to direct you to the world of high-end sports cars. There are many people who can afford to buy and maintain them in this world. Not all of them do. Just like many people can afford to buy works of art, but not all of them do. Why? Because one doesn't really need a sports car, just like one doesn't really need an art piece. The author's essay isn't one o…

"as far as being a professional artist, well guess what; when I was a kid I wanted to be a poet." You were certainly not representative of the typical American kid. "If ever a time comes when one could sustainably make money selling art, then I'm sure many artists and even non artists will flood the market." I'm not. Not until they can make a better living at it than most other professions. The sad fact is that not o…

Is designing a building art? What about a website?

How about directing an advertisement or designing the title sequence for a television series?

Is researching information for a historical documentary an artistic or scientific vocation? Is such a harsh delineation even suitable?

Level design for a game? Texture design? Concept art?

Designing the circuitry for a synthesizer?

Many people are creating art for a living, though you may not see it as such. In fact, the authentic problem could be identified as society's very narrow definition of what "art" is. Artistic vocations are all over the place, and the prerequisites for entering such a career are just as, if not arguably more demanding than those for "technical" careers such as software engineering.

There's also frequently overlap between technical and artistic vocations and they exist side-by-side for many businesses so I disagree with the notion that people can't make money selling art (including the one belonging to the parent poster).

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Post by specialist »

erichocean wrote: post #146
specialist wrote: post #135

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He meant inequity.

Which is an argument I don't understand. Imagine, instead, that compared to the 1970s, everyone today was twice as healthy as they were back then. But, some people are 10,000x healthier than they were in the 70s. I get the impression that the "inequity" people think we should prefer the 1970s, because at least then, even though we were all sicker , no one was 10,000x healthier. It's such a strange position to me to d…

Yes, it matters.

Gross inequity is undemocratic. I cite Kevin Phillips' book Wealth and Democracy http://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Democracy-Political-History-Ame... but it's been researched and detailed ad nauseum.

More equitable societies are happier.

More equitable societies have better public health.

Just in case you need cites: https://www.google.com/searchq=More+equitable+societies+are+...

Lastly, I believe, but cannot prove, that more equitable societies are safer. Both domestically and internationally.

Re: The Rise Of The Artist

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Post by weareconvo »

carbocation wrote: post #161
weareconvo wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's odd that from my comment, which was solely dedicated to correcting your misinterpretation of his comment rather than expressing my own endorsement of it, you have extrapolated that we "disagree".

Based on your misguided comments, it is clear that we disagree on two points: (1) that I misinterpreted the OP's comment and (2) that the lateralization of the brain is or is not relevant.

So you wanna hang out or something?

Re: The Rise Of The Artist

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Post by carbocation »

weareconvo wrote: post #165
carbocation wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Based on your misguided comments, it is clear that we disagree on two points: (1) that I misinterpreted the OP's comment and (2) that the lateralization of the brain is or is not relevant.

So you wanna hang out or something?

Maybe we could kick it in the ball-pit at Chuck E Cheese then get a few beers at a good pub?
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