tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097632467402233877.post8405718585377064236..comments2023-06-20T07:01:33.265-07:00Comments on Loz in Translation: The kids are alright: Coolspotting in IstanbulLoz Intransithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116301195413793447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097632467402233877.post-29793985857961473352012-02-03T04:31:06.830-08:002012-02-03T04:31:06.830-08:00What's cool? For myself, Cool isn't skin-d...What's cool? For myself, Cool isn't skin-deep. Its about authenticity, communicating with your true voice. Whether people choose to express themselves with the traditional or new modes of expression its ultimately up to them. I don't think people can be "5 years behind" in the expression as that is more a technical issue. People's voices can mature but its a development personal to the artist and person.<br /><br />I engaged with most of the artists I mentioned here. I didn't have çay and have "Sunday conversations" with all of them but I got a sense of what they were about. Ultimately we all have to take our words for it but they were authentic to me which I found cool.<br /><br />It was an epiphany finding out what I'm drawn to traveling which actually can lead to finding the same thing over and over again. Many long term travellers say things like 'After seeing so many museums they all look the same'. My museums are people - my access to the culture.<br />Of course some sightseers do things out of obligation but even if you're doing things that you enjoy you can still get fatigued. Then the feeling evolves, familiarity breeds contempt then you remember 'we're only human afterall'Loz Intransithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116301195413793447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097632467402233877.post-57445583195671281592012-01-31T02:46:53.816-08:002012-01-31T02:46:53.816-08:00Interesting point of view for criticizing countrie...Interesting point of view for criticizing countries by its art value. -being specific in something is always good.- However I think you better know that in our culture we don't draw comic books. You into modern art more I presume, "hip hop","comic books designs" (seen couple of ur writings berlin/netherlands) and so on... But we also have Ottoman miniatures, marbling paper , calligraphy, ceramics, glassblowing, ottoman illumination, hand-knotted carpet and so on. Since you traveled Pamukkale and around I think you've seen some of those.<br /><br />Nevertheless since it's a global world, surely the art itself is improving/mixing and so on. But as long as I've seen, there is nothing different at these photos, there is no improvement. So what makes them so good for you? What's so cool? Because I know that Turkey have mixed both west and east culture; artists could make something different, something authentic for both west and east. Imitating something doesn't make it art in my point of view. (We are coming 5 years from behind of UK) Plus, we have American influences for sure! -Since our economy and politics depends on uncle Sam- And we have those kinda art work everywhere in İstanbul. Yes, maybe it's really hard to create something new in this age but since technology is improving, there has to be some way. Am I wrong? Well, don't get me wrong I don't say "let's quit old school art! There is always something new!" I personally love photography and don't like any manipulation on photos. Or I like Bob Ross :D But still they are cool but not amazingly cool because they are not different, you know what I mean? There are lots to see... (f.i. Dali, Picasso but not them either because it's old news already.)Zeynepnoreply@blogger.com