Yesterday, I asked about the service art provides, wondering how to articulate it so that it was somewhat analogous to the practicality of giving drink and food and shelter. My own reflection begins, as always, with another question. What sustains human life? If I mean physical life only, then the answer is food and water, …
For The Love of God…What Do Artists Do?
On the one hand, they take materials in hand and make something. Craft, craft, craft. Depending on their discipline, they maneuver the materials they need (paint, voice, clay, what have you) to create objects, experiences, and ideas that alter something of the way we perceive and navigate our world. On the other hand, sometimes they …
JEFF BERRYMAN 