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| An absolute presence in the early 1990s and yesterday rediscovered ;-) |
In a probably unguarded moment of truth a great actor and artist said the following about redoing a lost drawing: "Can't you see that she can't do it again?!" With great appreciation this is still noticed and remembered, it made me think a lot. There was a time I felt sorry for the stage artist-actor, for his or her art is the absolute presence, once it is done it is gone, no way to hold on or stop the course of time. Even more particular, this is the only way to uncover the meaning of present, here and now, maybe there is no other way one is able to perceive its meaning as thoroughly. But this sentence made me realise - because he was indeed absolutely right - that probably any kind of art is and encompasses one moment in time - a presence - only the painter, draughtsman or sculptor is luckier as compared to the stage artist, for he or she captures this moment in a relic that is this moment.
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