TO: NCN and Model One
The following is an announcement of ARTCO, a new subdivision of
Model One. This email is directed to participants of New
Civilization Network (NCN) and Model One.
ARTCO Announcement
ArtCo. is a very "in-development" model CO., so any input is WELCOME.
I don't believe I should be singularly dictating what this CO. is about.
In this email announcement I will tell you my "vision", why I am
interested in this area, and some possibilities for it.
The PHILOSOPHY behind ARTCO
First of all I believe Art is a form of Communication and I define
Art here as Music/Dance/Painting/Conversing -- whatever. It is a
form of personal and/or public expression, and what form it takes,
who sees it etc.,. determine the extent of the communication. In
*my* vision of a more ideal Civilization, there would be more
freedom/encouragement for people to communicate, for people to
express themselves, for people to be creators instead of consumers.
As a child I was discouraged from pursuing traditionally artistic
pursuits because they were not pragmatic - I would not be able to
earn a living etc.,. This attitude seems to emanate from our current
American Society as a whole. I have found MANY people who
experienced the same thing. These people keep echoing the idea that
they would have been pursuing their "art" full time if they could
have "made a living at it" but as it is they must compromise their
passion and spend the bulk of their time in careers which may or
may not be related to that "art". These same people do spend their
free time pursuing their "art" but given that most people have other
obligations, such as to family or other personal relationships, that
free time is pretty limited. When I hear or see what these people are
capable of given the limited amount of time they can give to it I
wonder what the world might have been given had this person had
even 25% more time to pursue this. And what if they had been
encouraged as a child - what if this talent was really fostered in them
from the start.
I have found a lot of joy recently in returning to more artistic
pursuits as a hobby and even in my "career". The timing of
"multimedia" arriving on the scene has really enabled me to extend
my technical training into an artistic environment - which fueled the
fire to pursue the art itself.
What I am personally hampered by is my old mode of thinking - and
by having focused for so long on one side of my brain that the other
feels really inadequate. Ego and pride get in the way too - and of
course -fear. It has given me a lot of freedom too to break down this
personal barrier - to be able to do something I am not trained for and
accomplished in. That is another myth in our culture - that the only
people who should pursue art are those few REALLY talented
people.
With multimedia the integration of art and computers is here; some
people are calling this a second Renaissance, but as in the time
period of the original Renaissance - some people feel the art will
only be accessible to an "elite" group in the society.
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What ARTCO has to do with that or what that has to do with
ARTCO.....
In the long term I would like to see us develop a practical way for
people involved in this org. to develop their own creativity - their
OWN art. I would like to see the "myths" that I referred to earlier,
and the psychological barriers that I personally encountered, broken
down for anyone who has this desire. I hope ARTCO can facilitate this.
I would like this freedom to create and communicate to be accessible
to everyone - perhaps this is idealistic - but I do not envision "haves
v. have-nots" in this Model. This is key.
I believe this will take some interactions with LEARNCO - to
augment or complement their educational vision to include "art".
Also, some interaction with BANKCO on how people might earn
time credits for their "art" will probably be necessary.
I think that a simple barter system might suffice however - if their
were enough people with currently fostered artistic talents to
participate and get it going. I for example play piano. I also know
my way around a Mac and PC that could help in a variety of creative
projects. I want to learn guitar. If there were another member out
there who wanted to learn piano - or had a child which wanted to
learn piano and they knew how to play guitar we could trade "time".
BTW I do not limit "art" to traditional methods - the traditional
structures/methods are merely an example.
So one project for ARTCO is to gather information on the artistic
abilities, potentials and interests of NCN and Model One.
I would also like to compile a resource list of books etc.,. pertaining
to art, communications, etc.,. and provide that to NCN and Model
One participants.
Currently I am building a prototype for a short presentation on
Model One. Leon Vickman wrote the script. If we had other
computer art people here someone else could help me by creating the
3D animations or drawings - or even just being a critic.. After this
project is over I would like to continue working in a team
environment on other projects.
Tracey
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