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Artist Appreciation

I have noticed the more I write, the more I appreciate all artists. It’s a giant leap from my brain to the page.  Since it is internalized so much, it can be scary to put words onto paper and putting it out there for others to read. Nevertheless, it’s what I really enjoy to do. I believe all artists feel this way--all we’re trying to do is share our talents with others.
 When I appreciate an artist, I may not particularly like their actual work. For me, an example would be Yoko Ono.  From what I knew of her work was off key singing and strange conceptual art.  I remembered Joan Rivers saying “Yoko OH-NO!”  in her comedy routine.
 However, I happened to read Ms Ono’s book recommendations in Oprah’s Magazine March 2011 and was intrigued. A couple of the books she mentioned I am putting on hold at the library—The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge MD and 50 Secrets of the World’s Longest Living People by Sally Beare. This was nothing I expected from her. Unfortunately I saw her as one-dimensional, namely her art work.  I was overlooking her as a person with interests outside of art. Now, I look at her with a different perspective—Ms Ono is one of a kind, no one else at that time was creating that type of artwork, and she is still relevant to this day.
I’m glad I read that article and learned more about Yoko Ono. Perhaps I’ll give her artwork another try.  Even if I still don’t like it, I respect the fact that she put it out there for the entire world to see.

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