I met a guy at Rozz Tox who told me he made a living off his art and he didn't feel any pressure,
but I wondered those who pay for art, what he had become as an artist.
Iowa is a state of many rich farmers, Illinois too, with a rugged, fishing, camping, hunting
mentality, this land is your land. Des Moines has got all the money, run by Republicans
who've probably never heard a Reggae song, cutting off our universities in the arts,
and making us into tools. There used to be a reading every night at Prairie Lights,
last I checked in the next two weeks, 2 readings. Where innovation starts to lack,
mastery takes over, so ideas are best kept in the 6th grade science project, and the people attending
the concerts and galleries are high class, exceptional people like themselves.
I've viewed kids art at Northpark Mall and the Figgee, and the first thing I thought was,
it's not messy enough, clear pictures, transparent minds, thinking of being good.
Culture fell in Iowa City around the year 1996 when the internet took over, and gaming,
and it rose again through the first 5 years of the 2000's when young people were thinking
about how to skirt the issues of the world into something we can make for ourselves.
Those who think of themselves now, think about their opinions, their connections,
they think about opportunities. The arts are just something on the side, and they don't
really matter to anyone.
(going to end this they've been shutting me down the whole time)
but I wondered those who pay for art, what he had become as an artist.
Iowa is a state of many rich farmers, Illinois too, with a rugged, fishing, camping, hunting
mentality, this land is your land. Des Moines has got all the money, run by Republicans
who've probably never heard a Reggae song, cutting off our universities in the arts,
and making us into tools. There used to be a reading every night at Prairie Lights,
last I checked in the next two weeks, 2 readings. Where innovation starts to lack,
mastery takes over, so ideas are best kept in the 6th grade science project, and the people attending
the concerts and galleries are high class, exceptional people like themselves.
I've viewed kids art at Northpark Mall and the Figgee, and the first thing I thought was,
it's not messy enough, clear pictures, transparent minds, thinking of being good.
Culture fell in Iowa City around the year 1996 when the internet took over, and gaming,
and it rose again through the first 5 years of the 2000's when young people were thinking
about how to skirt the issues of the world into something we can make for ourselves.
Those who think of themselves now, think about their opinions, their connections,
they think about opportunities. The arts are just something on the side, and they don't
really matter to anyone.
(going to end this they've been shutting me down the whole time)
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