maideltq wrote...
jeweledleah wrote...
Lordambitious wrote...
Think of it like this. An artist goes out on the street with a massive piece of blank canvas. The artist has buckets of paint, all various colors, and dozens of brushes. The Artist then paints a basic outline or impression of something amazing, they then hand the brush over to the citizens of the town and explain "I have created the setting, do with it what you will, make it your own"
And the people do. And it's incredible.
The artist then comes by with a massive abstract sculpture, it is unstable.
"Help me make this art" The Artist calls out. "Build this how you feel it should be built, but be wary, if you do not prepare or properly gird this structure, it will collapse"
And people not only build it, they add their own unique twists to it, using one piece to support other, free standing pieces.
They even add on to it a year down the road.
2 years later, the Artist comes by a third and final time. They reveal that the painting is wrapped around the base of the statue, the lines of color made by the people leading to the contours of the sculpture, the latter being visually supported by the former.
The artist then says "My people, we have built this amazing thing, we now have one final addition to make. Enjoy this final leg of your journey" And the people rejoiced, and excitedly each took a section of the art to make their own, they tweaked it, removing bits of sculpture, reshaping it as they felt needed to be done, and was the stated wish of the Artist.
With 15 minutes left in the Day, the artist announces "It is almost done. now we must decide, Should I cover it in a Blue, Red, or Green Tarp?"
"But by covering it, you're negating all the work we've done! All the decisions we made!" cries many of the townspeople who have labored over this amazing interactive art for the past five years.
"But it is a fitting ending!" mumbles the artist
"No it is not. The aesthetic nature was secondary to the fact that despite this being a beautiful piece of art, it was *INTERACTIVE* the art was in US! We helped shape its direction in a myriad and beautiful ways! The strokes of paint on the canvas feed directly to the struts and beams of the sculpture! By putting a blanket on it, you are cheapening and negating one of the most beautiful and thought provoking things in this bleak time!"
"But I needed to do SOMETHING"
"Then do what you've always done before, allow us to contribute, and finish it right"
perfect analogy right there!
superve!!! My point! you got it! you nail it!!!
This was a phenomenal analogy... seriously, this is great.




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