Aesthetics are dead. More concisely, they're on life support. The New will be the consummating movement. What a graced vision, what a fantasy realized when like previous eras all the great artists were chums, were sentient penners and painters in their intended innovation and motion. The Beats, The Dadaists, The Surrealists, Italian Neorealists, French New Wave, New Hollywood, Pop New Wave... man, my heart churns just grasping a conception of it, being in the company of peers, out to enable transition, like minds with like force.
But, with our movement it will not be distinguished by a radical or reactionary shift in aesthetic, or to be more precise, in aesthetic as device for expressing intent, subversively or idealistically. So, that is to say, with this movement the aesthetic, that pertaining to the sensory of visual prettiness (and to a lesser degree sentimentality), will not be the driving impetus for revolution. In our state of empty flash and hyper-sensory, where aesthetic has overtaken and disillusioned meaning, becoming meaningless unto itself, there is nothing left to counteract or reflex. Thus, the revelation of The New will provide absolutely nothing new at all. Why?
We are at a fusing nexus of motley, multiform, re-appropriating retro-cool where aesthetic has reached its stylistic climax - from conceptual black and white to the last remnants of postmodern marquee neon, to The New: humanity, incandescent. The New has all forms and isms at our disposal, we will be a movement conducted of any style and any form to enable and consummate our purpose. And therein lies the revelation of The New, the reinsertion of purpose, of meaning, of the answer and re-construction of "what is art?" What a fluid, potent combination: image and intent. What compelling call when the prettiness finds Truth and becomes Beauty! The New is compromise, collaboration and destiny manifest. Best believe.
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the new
From Ratatouille:
In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and themselves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that in the grand scheme of things the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something. And that is in the discovery and defense of The New. The world is often unkind to new creations. The New needs friends... In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto "Anyone can cook". But, I realize only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not anyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.
-Anton Ego, food critic
When I first saw Ratatouille in theaters, this quote stood out and I truly appreciated it. Then, I rented it on DVD to watch with my younger bro. This was about 2 months ago. At the time, I had again rediscovered Interpol's Turn On the Bright Lights, but on this go around the latter part of the album, especially The New. I was in the process of developing an abstract short film, a project definitively my most ambitious and sincere to date. I settled on naming the project The New because it so simply captured the essence. But I was still lost on it. I had all these fragmented concepts on the tip of my mind's tongue, but couldn't confidently grasp how to approach creating The New. But, in an moment when I only needed a glint of empathy to continue persevering, this quote from Ratatouille reiterated the struggle of "The New", and gave me that reassurance I needed. There has never been coincidence, only signification of destiny.
I still haven't begun constructing The New, but starting this blog was mainly for building and elaborating on concepts for it. So, in a way I have, and in a way "The New" has led me to this blog.
One last thing to chew on in regards to the quote, the contemporary saying, "everyone's a critic." -- which was derived sardonically, but is meant for sincerity.
In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and themselves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that in the grand scheme of things the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something. And that is in the discovery and defense of The New. The world is often unkind to new creations. The New needs friends... In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto "Anyone can cook". But, I realize only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not anyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.
-Anton Ego, food critic
When I first saw Ratatouille in theaters, this quote stood out and I truly appreciated it. Then, I rented it on DVD to watch with my younger bro. This was about 2 months ago. At the time, I had again rediscovered Interpol's Turn On the Bright Lights, but on this go around the latter part of the album, especially The New. I was in the process of developing an abstract short film, a project definitively my most ambitious and sincere to date. I settled on naming the project The New because it so simply captured the essence. But I was still lost on it. I had all these fragmented concepts on the tip of my mind's tongue, but couldn't confidently grasp how to approach creating The New. But, in an moment when I only needed a glint of empathy to continue persevering, this quote from Ratatouille reiterated the struggle of "The New", and gave me that reassurance I needed. There has never been coincidence, only signification of destiny.
I still haven't begun constructing The New, but starting this blog was mainly for building and elaborating on concepts for it. So, in a way I have, and in a way "The New" has led me to this blog.
One last thing to chew on in regards to the quote, the contemporary saying, "everyone's a critic." -- which was derived sardonically, but is meant for sincerity.
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