They don’t mix together so well.

Just playing with a particle emmiter that emmits exploding cubes, here are some results.

Just something I was playing around with, it’s nothing great, just trying to get my head around how the various parts work, and playing with different rendering techniques.

Thinking about the two quotes we’re going to be writing as essay on.

Marcel Duchamp said: “The creative act is not performed by the artist alone.” Do you think art is a dialogue?

I disagree about the creative act not being performed entirely by the artist, because it’s far too wide a blanket statement to make. A lot of art work is incredibly personal, and created by the artist for the sole purpose of self expression, works like that are do not necessitate interaction from any other person. Of course it’s hard to say properly, because an artist will be getting influences from everything around him or her self, so it’s not solely performed individually, because other people are influencing the work.

As far as art being a dialogue, yes, I think it is, although again, it really depends on the piece, some artworks are a great deal more thought provoking than others.

Pablo Picasso said: “They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.” What does he mean and do you agree?

I believe he means that without sight, an artist would have to experiment far more with their work, and would therefore produce work that is a great deal more exciting than their current work. It is, of course, bollocks, because they’d probably just end up walking into a fire or something similarly idiotic. All realism aside, I don’t really agree with his statement. While it would help your average artist who lacks the ability to critically think about his work, it would be unnecessary for great artists, who do not let the pure visual side of art distract them from a particular piece.

More thoughts on the matter when I put my mind to it some more.