One of the more interesting facts that I’ve become more aware of since I started the Challenge is a little bit sad. It was something I knew, but I was to way to busy working to think about it until I got into the business of attempting to stimulate people to participate in a process.
I hate to use the word ‘most’- but
‘most people want to make it. Unfortunately most people are absolutely unwilling to do the work involved to get there. '
Sounds harsh, huh? Now -I don’t tell you this to bring you down. Statistically it’s an indisputable fact and why there’s so few real success stories.
No worries. I'm not willing to throw in the towel with my efforts because I firmly believe something else:
Artists aren’t ‘most people‘. Yes, we’re subject to all the same human short comings, but whether we deal in realism, landscapes, floral or abstracts…we specialize in the ‘human condition’ . Everything becomes foder for ‘our creativity. Everthing becomes stimulus.
Do you remember the story about the The Little Red Hen? It was written in 1940’s about this very subject. A little red hen spends all day making bread. All the other farm animals want to share in her bread but aren’t willing to help her make it.
According to the original story and author‘s intent- “The moral of the story is that those who show no will to contribute to an end product do not deserve to enjoy the end product, or "if a man does not work, let him not eat."
Well I bet you didn’t know this: Parent’s weren‘t happy with it and wanted a "happy ending" version. Despite the authors refusal to change his story, the publisher wrote a new conclusion and the hen shares the bread with the non-participants, and there is no moral story.
No life lesson. This known version of the Little Red Hen could be called a QUIXOTIC version of the original story.There are many profound interpretations of QUIXOTIC. Hope that gets you creative juices following.
Go here for details on QUIXOTIC. Due June 25th. http://www.theartistchallenge.com/upcoming-art-challenges/
