You are insidiously slipping into your philosopher era with this compendium of write-ups. There were lines in this particular piece that had a memorable fore- and aftertaste.
To the brass tacks of this post, “Hindsight is 20/20” is a saying that exists for a reason. So that I don’t run the risk of judging people hastily, I often give them the latitude to make a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth first impression. I also sometimes pray to enjoy this opportunity from others. This is not to say that there weren't instances when I formed an opinion from an egregious first first (yes, I typed it twice, it’s not a typo because I already mentioned a second, third, and fourth first impression) impression. Unfortunately, I don’t extend this grace to artwork. I am culpable of having a list of authors, musicians, etc, whose works I have censored (partially or absolutely).
“Why do we gloss over things in the first place?” you ask. One reductionistic answer is because they are not lustrous. They are not shiny. They don’t make sense at first sight. Which is why the things that cost us more attention, that require more than a passing glance to appreciate, are those we consider invaluable.
Cheers to being more introspective, more painstaking! But sometimes, intuition inevitably mutes introspection, and I am glad you acknowledged that.
I am fighting the temptation to ask what the second art piece, the one with the houses, signifies.
You are insidiously slipping into your philosopher era with this compendium of write-ups. There were lines in this particular piece that had a memorable fore- and aftertaste.
To the brass tacks of this post, “Hindsight is 20/20” is a saying that exists for a reason. So that I don’t run the risk of judging people hastily, I often give them the latitude to make a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth first impression. I also sometimes pray to enjoy this opportunity from others. This is not to say that there weren't instances when I formed an opinion from an egregious first first (yes, I typed it twice, it’s not a typo because I already mentioned a second, third, and fourth first impression) impression. Unfortunately, I don’t extend this grace to artwork. I am culpable of having a list of authors, musicians, etc, whose works I have censored (partially or absolutely).
“Why do we gloss over things in the first place?” you ask. One reductionistic answer is because they are not lustrous. They are not shiny. They don’t make sense at first sight. Which is why the things that cost us more attention, that require more than a passing glance to appreciate, are those we consider invaluable.
Cheers to being more introspective, more painstaking! But sometimes, intuition inevitably mutes introspection, and I am glad you acknowledged that.
I am fighting the temptation to ask what the second art piece, the one with the houses, signifies.