Re: young orthodoxies
J J R (jrovira@juno.com)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 16:32:51 -0400 (EDT)
Eh, the history of Art teaches us that we learn the orthodoxies first
before we can learn to abandon them artfully. Joyce mastered the
traditional short story form before he evolved out of it--beginning with
Portrait. Dali imitated many painters and did realism pretty Freaking
Good before he started painting melting clocks...
I'm tempted to say this doesnt' account for genius, but the two guys I
chose as examples were geniuses in their respective fields.
Jim
<<What I envy most about these kids is that they haven't learnt the rules
yet, so they often make them up themselves, which is really what every
writer should do. I spent an awful long time de-evolving - trying to get
back to that place where I wrote my first novel with such ease that I so
envy in my younger self. I often wish I could de-program myself of all
the
rules and portents so I don't have to worry about them. Yet, as I'm
realising now, once you get over that plateau you reach a place where
technical mastery and emotional resonance meet, which (I think) I'm at
now.
It was a long haul getting there though, but I think I've forgotten just
enough to really fly now.
Camille >>
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