" When, a good many years ago now , i first happened upon magazines that specialized in stories of the kind, (science fiction) Their proprietors had already concocted the formula which they knew, with that conviction that sustains minor showmen everywhere , to be ............"
Get the book to get the full forward yourself - John Wyndham is an absolutely brilliant writer , a true genius and worth reading. He distlilled the war between creatives and minor showmen critics whos understanding is limited. Unfortunately for far to long these minor showmen hold sway over those that actually productively create.
Another author i really enjoy is Tom Wolfe , however i digress.
I must say i really enjoyed this little extract from Mr Wyndham's forward - So the ideals of wildetecture, wilde-art , wilde-furn , wilde-lit, wilde-sculpt, wilde-sic, wilde-sion, wilde-phic, wilde-crossing are definetly not a formula for minor showmen. -No minor critics to say this is how creativity should be done. The concepts for this wild Africa fauvistic style wildetecture have not fully been established yet.
It is simply suffice to say that the like minded wildetects who are part of this avant-garde Africa design creative style - are establishing the template for this out of Africa style as we speak. The students of this style come from every socio economic and cultural group in South Africa. From my students at the academy to the students im currently teaching in Khayalitsha.
Surprise Shako Mkhize being the first wilde-artist to champion this cause from an informal settlement landscape. Creating fusion Africa wildlife sculpture. Eagles verging on griffins and horses closely likened to apocalyptic riderless mustangs. Which radically deviates from the current technically correct , absolutely no life sculpture clogging up the African tourist markets. Regrettably my friend Shako has past away - I really miss our conversations and his wild excited ideas sparking creativity across his truelly unique creative mind.
During the wild Cape wind storm we just experienced a few days ago, i was fortunate enough to come across an art poster advertising a Tretchikoff exhibition at the national gallery. Naturally not wanting this poster to get damaged i safely popped it in the car for safe delivery back to the museum. Now a few years back if you had a poster or a print on your wall of a Tretchikoff or dared to mention you absolutely loved his work - The minor showmen of the day would have your guts for artistic garters. Well done to a brilliant showman - Tretchikoff - I have always loved your work and enjoyed the way you persisted even whilst enduring the hissing spitting artistic vitriole of the minor showmen of the day. Welldone for paving the day. The peoples painter has risen far above his minor showmen critics of the day. Nobody even knows there names, but eveyone knows Tretchikoff.
Surprise Shako Mkhize being the first wilde-artist to champion this cause from an informal settlement landscape. Creating fusion Africa wildlife sculpture. Eagles verging on griffins and horses closely likened to apocalyptic riderless mustangs. Which radically deviates from the current technically correct , absolutely no life sculpture clogging up the African tourist markets. Regrettably my friend Shako has past away - I really miss our conversations and his wild excited ideas sparking creativity across his truelly unique creative mind.
During the wild Cape wind storm we just experienced a few days ago, i was fortunate enough to come across an art poster advertising a Tretchikoff exhibition at the national gallery. Naturally not wanting this poster to get damaged i safely popped it in the car for safe delivery back to the museum. Now a few years back if you had a poster or a print on your wall of a Tretchikoff or dared to mention you absolutely loved his work - The minor showmen of the day would have your guts for artistic garters. Well done to a brilliant showman - Tretchikoff - I have always loved your work and enjoyed the way you persisted even whilst enduring the hissing spitting artistic vitriole of the minor showmen of the day. Welldone for paving the day. The peoples painter has risen far above his minor showmen critics of the day. Nobody even knows there names, but eveyone knows Tretchikoff.
