tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post4520278805652250934..comments2024-03-11T06:12:02.296-05:00Comments on The Great God Pan Is Dead: Sticky Subject: Note on Joe Davidson Robert Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-57406808804859264902011-04-13T09:09:14.294-05:002011-04-13T09:09:14.294-05:00"Permanence is a valuable quality" I mea..."Permanence <i>is</i> a valuable quality" I mean to write... Robert Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-66026625269038362792011-04-13T09:08:13.438-05:002011-04-13T09:08:13.438-05:00I was told that Davidson applies a coat of varnish...I was told that Davidson applies a coat of varnish to seal the work. But I had the same thought.<br /><br />That said, I will be very very old in fifty years (if I am still alive), and I don't really care if it lasts. Permanence if a valuable quality, but not an aesthetic virtue. How long does a dance last, for example. How many beautiful Greek drawings on paper (or papyrus) are we missing from museums? All of them, pretty much. But I think we can be certain that many of them were beautiful. In short, I think these things should be judged in the here-and-now. Robert Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-59321074381394682042011-04-13T08:56:41.502-05:002011-04-13T08:56:41.502-05:00Stunt/Gimick/Fugitive art etc. This work and too m...Stunt/Gimick/Fugitive art etc. This work and too many others like it will not last.I am reminded of the recent Schwitters show and the fading colors and materials; beautiful sensitive work slowly disappearing away. The early Rauschendergs that were so full of life now look faded and diminshed. Another 50 years they will be invisible or just mumified. A huge DADA ha ha! It will keep conservators busy and employed.In 50 years it won't make any difference. Just stuff stuffed in museum storage units.earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769246572529559559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-27324995070972423152011-04-10T12:24:44.656-05:002011-04-10T12:24:44.656-05:00There's probably only room for one master of s...There's probably only room for one master of scotch tape in the art world. Robert Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-39593139644236315802011-04-10T11:52:23.189-05:002011-04-10T11:52:23.189-05:00Funny, I made art out of scotch tape (well, all ki...Funny, I made art out of scotch tape (well, all kinds of tape really) in high school. Maybe I should have stuck with it (sorry, couldn't resist).DerikBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053996103436467143noreply@blogger.com