Akbarism

Posted by on Feb 28, 2009 in Globatron

I BELIEVE

I believe we have been operating in a way that I feel aligns with my higher principles, seeking a conscious understanding of that which is by nature mysterious. An artist is supposed to reach for great heights, thus revealing unknown potentials, and to do so he/she must be open to a wide range of knowledge.

An artist requires the skills of a philosopher and the working process of the scientist, although his goal is something different, it is art, something that inspires others and keeps alive a great tradition of humanistic celebration. Art is about thriving, for only a species that does not need to focus constantly on survival can afford to make art, and we are walking very close to losing that, and so now, we need artists to dig deep and find consensus in order to make the kind of art that reminds humanity of its strengths.

we are walking very close to losing that

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  1. Akbar Lightning
    February 28, 2009

    an honor! a beautiful shout out, thank you!

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  2. Byron King
    February 28, 2009

    You’re very welcome Akbar. Thanks for such an honest response to my question. I’m amazed how deep the rabbit hole goes.

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  3. Akbar Lightning
    February 28, 2009

    yo b-money, it’s really cool how you are tying everything together, the video and music and images. by the way, the andy kaufman stuff is amazing, i watched both videos, what an amazing person, the story of him out in the forest as a kid was powerful. i wanted to comment but couldn’t so here’s my thumbs up.

    akbar

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  4. Byron King
    February 28, 2009

    Thanks again Akbar. I’m trying to make the actual entries art. Really looking at how to turn blogging into a valid art form. I think we’re onto something here. It’s been fun to see the evolution of it. I could see curating a show from Globatron blog entries alone in the near future.

    Also, I’m going to start to disable comments on about half my post from now on as many of them I don’t want commentary. Glad I kept them open on this one as I wanted to get your input on our collaboration.

    Thanks for the thumbs up. Thumbs up on your input and continual pot stirring. Please sir, keep it up.

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