While I was covering the EMetrics Summit this week I also thought about Art and as soon as I got back to NYC I went to some art openings - the same curiosity that leads me to be a Web Analyst, also informs my Art, and my commentary on other artists, some of them well known, such as Peter Saul, who I met last night at one of his openings in Chelsea ( I covered the show in 3 posts, part 1, part 2 and part 3, my thoughts on all of it).
Here's part of my first post on Peter Saul, an artist that has been around for a long time - painting for 55 years (or something like that).
"I spoke to Peter Saul for a minute or two; he said to me - as he looked at me last night….”who the hell are you”? Me: I’m Marshall Sponder, and I’ve admired your work for a long time - I have a copy of your catalog - can you autograph it for me?
I told Peter Saul that I found out about his show tonight using Artcards.cc and only decided to come attend as I left work tonight.
Peter said - “Oh…the computer thing”….I don’t get involved with that!
I guess, maybe he does not need to be connected as much to the internet - not needed for his work.
It’s like Peter Saul to take something - anything - and make a story about it - like a image map. His name becomes a face, with an ear and a hand, indentifying himself and speaking to me - in a picture. I think Peter was being as real as anyone could be - who does not know the person he’s speaking to - he made is response - a picture."
3 posts, part 1, part 2 and part 3, my thoughts on all of it.
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