Drift:
Simulated Image
"But you don't make anything." I faced my accuser square on and simply
had to admit the terrible truth in this particular case. Yes I said
over emphatically "but you see I'm a concept artist." Then trailing
off lamely ." I'm interested in Ideas you see.."
I would have offered to give him his money back if he had paid to
enter or a little something for wasting his time, perhaps his taxi
fare back home would suffice.
"I could do you a drawing, I'm not bad at that." I put forward attempting
to gain his confidence. "That wont be necessary," he replied, leaving
me stranded " I've seen enough."
A
colleague of mine proposed that artists make work, so that they might
be loved. Socrates placed a garland on the head of any artist he met
then sent them packing.
Plato tells a story that Socrates sat patiently to hear a story from
a man who told of the wondrous skill of an artist who could paint
various fruit on a tree so real that they fooled the birds. "What
possible use is that." said Socrates.
The
lot of a concept artist especially a regional romantic is not a completely
happy one especially when he must by nature drive out all literal
content and battle with his own literary pretensions.
Cast
from this shore drifting
To reach the object of my desire
South by South East
Three bottles
Do you love me?
Yes?
No?
Ross Barber
