Hobby Clatter

chopstix isn’t Chopin .. most people want to listen to Chopin or Monk, even though they can barely play chopstix.

trapped in the elevator listening to hobbyists discuss music they’re hearing between floors. not the stairway to heaven.

what it’s like on the LFF/APUG/LuLa forums

What’s Included?

IS THE WORK inclusive or exclusive…

layers of the portrait.. portrayal, example, at hand or

malick sidibe 14 apr 2015

asking ‘who is it’ early questions, easily answered (sub-text “is it important” why should I look at this how much will I have to look/see

reaching cross culturally

person personification personal

as example, as lighting problem, as proof of your own prestige, as class, as classification, as prototype archetype

affectionate / distant / aloof transient / uncaring — manipulative disingenuous

depiction not-fiction

the Scene … other people’s lives … everything external where commerce and price form the basic parameters of exchange

karsh resurrected homilies  … without humility

atheist homily

cookie cutter concept equals <> conclusion

what does the portrait portray ? the class cliche … pretense of dress-up .. honest at their interest … gain loss is never equal. there is no parity in this bit

small catalog to access for image. small dictionary of visual referents