01-19-2015, 02:59 PM
(01-19-2015, 02:33 PM)Himm2 Wrote: [ -> ]It's saying it's OK to nearly kill yourself over a relationship that didn't work. Stupid message for the fragile youth that are the most likely main viewers. Haley's version doesn't obviously imply that.
I disagree, most artists use their talents to express themselves, tell others how they feel, experiences from their point of view (in this case, the angst, the pain felt from losing someone they truly cared about that they'd do anything, self destructive, to numb the pain)
She's illustrating to you (the viewer) her pain
Artists allow us to see from another's point of view... In this case, she's showing just how much it hurt, that she'd try anything (unsuccessfully) to wipe that person from her mind. She's partying, feigns happiness w/ her friends, engages in hedonistic activities, but none of it erases the pain of her loss in the end. At least, that's my take on it anyway,
Their creativity is based on their expression of self, through their eyes, their thoughts. I guess there are some artists that use their talent to 'tell' people what to do, but those are usually motivated by religion or politics, and not really art in it's most pure sense.
Art is allowing others to see, the good and the bad, through your eyes/heart/emotion.
From Casey's parents:
Quote:Ira Abrams @iraabrams · Nov 2
@HaleysTusk @pammitzp Awww thanks! An, where would we be without YOU. We experience Casey so much through your eyes - great stills & video!
Haley's PMJ cover is exactly what I'm talking about of artistic decision to relay or highlight an emotional state of the moment. Juxtapositioning such a 'tragic' story with a happy, ragtime (including joyful whistling) arrangement very much illustrates someone covering a hard time in their life, with 'happy music' to mask the pain

Art, really good art, should make you think, not to be taken so easily at 'face value'
After the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack, I replied to a Mo Collins' tweet
Quote:themocollins @THEMOCOLLINS Jan 7
Nothing funny about killing cartoonists. Horrible news. #RIP #CharlieHebdo
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Tusk @HaleysTusk · Jan 7
@THEMOCOLLINS it's why we need Music, Art & Laughter. They not only uplift unite & stimulate thought, they also challenge ideologies of hate
The cartoonists shared their opinion, the terrorists forced theirs
I guess 'Art', like Beauty, is in the eye of the beholder :/
Quote:Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.
– David Hockney (1937–)
