Comments on: A Lofty Vision

By: nancy

nancy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:41:55 +0000

Wow-that is a beautiful place and pic. Fall! I miss it.
I agree with the quote. Nothing will live on after me but what I create. I have no children and everyone I know will die. But who knows, maybe my work will live on somewhere- even tucked in some museum vault somewhere if I get to be good enough for that. And I’d be dishonest to say I don’t care anything for my legacy. I think of all the beautiful guitars made by my father that are still being played all over the world, and how they have to be played or they lose their tune. They are alive. I hope I can be good enough to leave that type of legacy. Marks left by other artists after they die inform, enchant, and entertain us all sometimes for centuries to come. Whether or not the specific artist’s intent was that, I don’t know, but in a way they have overcome death, and I bet a lot tried to do just that.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:28:19 +0000

I thought you might say something like that. :) I agree with you. Seems to me it’s got a lot more to do with life than death – certainly for me. I could care less about my legacy. But some people (Pasternak must’ve) must feel that way — that they feel compelled to leave their mark on the world, and thereby somehow survive death because they are remembered for their work? That sort of thing doesn’t motivate me at all; I’m much more concerned with what’s happening now. But, of course, it would be nice to think I don’t leave the world any worse off because of my actions/creations.

Glad you liked the shoe/foot. :)

By: nicola

nicola — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:32:13 +0000

Nice pics (like the shoe…)

Writing music to solve the riddle of death? Bullshit. Artist creation is a selfish impulse to express thoughts and feelings. It’s what creates, or at least to some degree maintains, our culture/s. Nothing to do with death. In my not particularly humble opinion.