Dialog
“Art does not need the support of dialog “… That was a phrase I used to toss around with careless abandon in the past. More correctly.. “The artist needs the support of dialog.” I used to hear the same meaningless diatribe on art and criticism over and over again, and it failed to move the cause of art one inch, nor did it help the artist paint a
better picture.
In this present Forum I have come to realize that open communication helps to alleviate the isolation that so many of us find ourselves in. That aloneness breeds self doubt, but knowing there are others engaged in the same struggle, we are not so alone…we are blessed with our own cheering section. This kind of fellowship wasnt quite the same back in the days of Academia… it was more competitive, more critical.
Now we are happy to be away from that and on our own, but it can be lonely. If we stay in touch, we can share our common problems, and we can help each other. B