Happy birthday, Isaac
I was going to write about something else, but then remembered that today is Isaac's birthday. I hope he had a good one. Maybe its more fun to celebrate in Texas, then in Florida.
Then, there is the other subject. We went to the galleries in Miami, Tim Buwalda opened with a solo show of crash cars. "False Start", he had 9 works there, all on the large side. Bigger impact.
I saw some amazing stuff there, which got me to thinking about false impressions and how things are not what they seem. Sometimes you go to an art show and think, "boy, this is crud. I can't believe they call this art." Then you investigate further and find out the believable clothing is actually made from crepe paper, the full size photo of a nude is actually a crayon drawing, (very well done and life like) and the crummy cardboard boxes with tape and water stains are carved and painted wood. Now thats some trompe l'oeil! The box artist also has what looked like the metal head of a shovel and beat up silver metal fire extinguisher. Wish I had taken pictures of those. I had to look closely to see if it really was wood.
So, thats what I got to thinking after book club tonight.
We discussed "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver. I didn't think it was that great of a story, but after discussion, we decided maybe there was a little more to the story and characters than originally decided. Maybe I am rushing to judgement too quickly.
Well, perhaps I need to apply that principle to my students, especially the annoying ones, and find out more about them. Like some of the loud boys are sometimes excellent artists that use bright color and interesting concepts (at least the first graders). Occasionally I get some amazing kids in kindergarten, they are fun and balance out the babies that can hardly write their name or draw a circle.
So thats my wisdom for tonight.
Hope you enjoy the crash car, its symbolic of what might have been and spoiled possibilities. But even crashed cars can be rebuilt and restored.
