Before listening to this radio lecture, I had heard of Brian Eno but had no idea who he was. We were told he was one of the most important men in the music business and making it what it is today, and that his words would be very inspiring, for aspiring creatives such as ourselves. Within the first 5 minutes I learnt he was indeed an important man, with a passion for experimentation, self professed 'non-musician' but is seen as a key musician, 'bowie's muse/u2's 5th man' which are very heavy titles to hold. But as I got further in I could tell he had no ego about any of this. He is just passionate about what he does in the best ways; even describing that he works differently in that whatever he makes, he feels it can be used for something: nothing you create is disposable.
With various projects such as the '77 million paintings' exhibit created to make visuals constantly different and 'restless' desire for discovering new places and exploring new sounds I can see why we have been told to listen to this show in particular.
At this stage, it's quite scary as now having chosen one subject to take further for the first time, you can have doubts at the back of your mind depending on what briefs you are being given, such as; 'is this what i want to become my life?', 'do i have to know everything about typographers and know history of all these fonts?', so something like this really helps reflect the real reason we all love and enjoy the creative 'industry' so much. A point he made which I have considered before, is about children. Carefree and always playing make pretend, having new ideas, we lose this as we are put in to the education system sometimes but it is still there in everyone whether you enjoy cooking or nail painting, as he used to explain. Creatives are adults playing through art wether it be what identity they put out their with their style, the music they are proud to listen to, photography, the list is endless.
Brian highlighted the comparison issue between 'STEM' subjects and art subjects, and the mans view and wanted to answer the two key questions down below. And I take from this, that art for people like us isn't a luxury or something to do in spare time, it is a lot to do with identity and what you want to put out their either about yourself such as your style, or what you feel the world is missing. This is why when artists were asked why they think it is important so many had different answers, and scientists all came to the same conclusion. To me that is so interesting, and although STEM fields are essential to life and the function of the world, how isn't art? Art is all around us, It is perception, colour, imagination, so much!
Another great point made was that in art, we can be safe. We can be horrified at a painting and think and feel so much about it, which maybe we do need to develop as a person, but at the end of the day it is just a painting you can walk away from. Films, images, costume, are all a very real simulation. Like children, we still want to escape to a fantasy world, and he highlights we are very unique in that sense compared to other animals.
Due to this level of individualness in what we do, it keeps changing and growing in more ways than one. He raised the point of the open source movement- wikipedia can be adjusted, so there is more knowledge and more involvement. It is a risk but it's working. We need this sector or the world that can provoke thoughts and feelings in us all and have new music/trends continuously. Brian has been in the industry for such a long time where everything developed extremely quickly in almost a burst, and still recognizes the unthinkable 20 years ago is happening now. Very interesting lecture.
NOTES
'industry' for money, part of the economic framework but that is the beginning of the end
STEM is most important, arts are untameable
20 scientists say the same, artists give very different answers on what subject does
'art is everything that you don't have to do'
is art a luxury or do something for us?
art becomes our identity, its not something we have to do we could survive but we all engage with them
Why do we like music?
'imagination'
adults play through art
art gives us a chance to feel ways about things that are dangerous but cant hurt us
safe place to have extreme/dangerous feelings as we can switch it off
art is a simulator
is there a way you can create a situation within arts flourish?
open source movement, sharing ideas example. wikipedia can be changed
'that will never happen' 20 years ago
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