Sunday, February 8, 2009

Re: theatre of note show [John the Baker]

"I'm glad I experienced a glimpse into the mind of Frank Moore, but saddened it was not much to see and little if any inspiration for anything to me.What art did you exhibit? Its a free country man, but c'mon..."

when someone reacts like this to your artistic expression , IT IS ART. its like the tree falling in the forest. this time we are certain that someone was there and THEY DID HEAR THE TREE FALL. it doesnt matter that the tree fell so close to the guy that it scared him, it fell- it was heard -and a reaction to it was a result. A deepening process ensued and the guy one way or another WILL BE DIFFERENT/changed because of it.

I know because I was one of those guys who was scared of frank and his performance. And I still stand by him 10 years later.

If you think about it, have you ever wanted to get a girls clothes off but just couldnt think of the right words to say? Well think about how hard that is for frank, HE CANT FORM WORDS ! If that is not inspiring enough. For how many centuries have painters painted nudes? Well this is a different kind of nude. Watch the performance on your computer and let the colors and bodies blend together and see the collage of brillence swirling bending blending and spilling . If the great painters of years ago saw what frank is doing they would all sit at his feet.

As a punk rocker I am always trying to find ways to get people to leave or feel disgusted or piss them off. I want people to break out of their shells/ open up to alternatives and loosen the shackles of society. Frank did that to me without hardly trying. He is a natural punk.

my two cents

peace,
John the Baker

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ah, yes...his writing his email in itself refutes that he didn't get much/anything from the piece! you and i...and most of us on THE E-SALON do culturally subversive art....not HALLMARK art. we live for such strong reactions/responses...not for polite clapping of liking.

what you say means a lot to me. visually...and musically...what the jams evoke are amazing...which have less to do with me than with the combination of people coming together in the work. and then i add my advance punk tools!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

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