art music: art contradiction music philip roth teenage fanclub
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blank canvass
Yesterday afternoon, I was listening to the song, ”What You Do To Me,” by Teenage Fanclub, from their album Bandwagonesque.
The album was released nearly 18 years ago and has been a staple in my music collection for pretty much that whole period.
About a year ago, someone, I can’t remember who, twigged me to listen to the lyrics. I knew them but I had never really listened to them before. It was like hearing the song again for the first time.
art literature photography: art commerce hugh macleod philip roth photography politics
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art in balance
I have spent most of my life trying to figure out the two halves of my life: art and, for lack of a better term, commerce. How to resolve these two sides - these contradictions? I had always assumed that I had to choose one or the other. The two couldn’t co-exist.
So I would choose one. And I’d be happy for a time. But only for a time.
I would grow restless. The other side of me, left dormant, would begin to stir. And then take over. Leaving the other to wither.
With photography, I believe I’ve found the balance. Answered the riddle I’ve been puzzling for nearly 15 years.