tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post2278647183980112965..comments2024-01-06T08:38:28.019+00:00Comments on Blaugustine's Other Blog: STILL CREATIVE EVEN IF...aging?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-46377472459940674742013-10-27T11:08:41.247+00:002013-10-27T11:08:41.247+00:00Thanks Phil and greetings to your partner. If you&...Thanks Phil and greetings to your partner. If you're both in London at the same time, give me a shout and we could fix a time for you to come over for a drink.<br />Hope your paper-snipping is leading you to ever more interesting results. Nataliehttp://www.nataliedarbeloff.com/blaugustine.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-89401884582248856072013-10-27T10:26:45.087+00:002013-10-27T10:26:45.087+00:00the D.O:B. question - brilliant, just brilliant, t...the D.O:B. question - brilliant, just brilliant, thank you for posting this Natalie, I showed it my partner who' just turned 50 and very much appreciated it! Sorry I've been pretty absent this year, life bowled us a couple of googlies, but things settling down a bit now.<br />Love the photo of Matisse, hope i'm still snipping paper at 84Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-68973886251777516232013-10-13T11:25:43.925+01:002013-10-13T11:25:43.925+01:00Oui, c'est ca, et il faut changer son étât d&#...Oui, c'est ca, et il faut changer son étât d'ésprit.<br />A bientôt, Adam.<br />Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-49497733325592586672013-10-13T06:36:34.956+01:002013-10-13T06:36:34.956+01:00bien dit! l'âge est un état d'esprit, n&...bien dit! l'âge est un état d'esprit, n'est-ce pas?Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-74707573143662831602013-10-09T00:49:24.738+01:002013-10-09T00:49:24.738+01:00Ellena, your opinion is absolutely spot on and I t...Ellena, your opinion is absolutely spot on and I thank you for it.<br />Will report to the best of my ability.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-91970234244171026422013-10-09T00:47:29.736+01:002013-10-09T00:47:29.736+01:00Tom, well, it's sort of flawed and sort of unf...Tom, well, it's sort of flawed and sort of unflawed. Allright it's flawed.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to the sea breeze in Deauville to chase away all those ancient cobwebs.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-21356965375523434402013-10-08T17:57:38.232+01:002013-10-08T17:57:38.232+01:00If you continue living youth till the end of your ...If you continue living youth till the end of your days, the emotions reflected in your work will be rich. My humble opinion.<br />I'm looking forward to reading about the conference. Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-38120653677891391162013-10-08T15:15:48.672+01:002013-10-08T15:15:48.672+01:00I like your argument re. denial, but of course we ...I like your argument re. denial, but of course we both know the argument is flawed. Nice try though :)<br /><br />Enjoy yourself in Deauville. N12ice spot to visit.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-92097182795800534462013-10-08T10:23:03.071+01:002013-10-08T10:23:03.071+01:00Dick, maybe I'll bring back some kind of illus...Dick, maybe I'll bring back some kind of illustrated diary of the event.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-5868045120335170892013-10-08T10:20:33.836+01:002013-10-08T10:20:33.836+01:00Jean, thanks, now I'll look up what Said said ...Jean, thanks, now I'll look up what Said said about late style. I've been asked to talk about my own experience so I'll have to try to condense that. But the Chicago prof David Galenson has written a book concerning this subject so perhaps he'll bring up Said's comments.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-11379242499860549162013-10-08T10:10:22.534+01:002013-10-08T10:10:22.534+01:00Roderick, as you already know, my utterances, publ...Roderick, as you already know, my utterances, public or private, do not keep to English convention so I won't be doing any of that self-effacing stuff although I am naturally a quiet type.<br /><br />"A quick question: better or worse? Less creative or more?"<br />Being damned honest: much less in the morning, about the same otherwise. But it's a complicated question to answer (I'll try at the conference) since it must deal with what triggers creativity anyway. I'm not preparing a paper since the format is more like a panel and interview than a speech but I'm making notes/memos. The ticking clock isn't an effective warning to me because I've always done my best to ignore it and those old habits die hard. Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-50032087326733993592013-10-08T10:09:35.683+01:002013-10-08T10:09:35.683+01:00Vas-y, Natalie! I'm looking forward to the pic...Vas-y, Natalie! I'm looking forward to the pictures and the account.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-78683217376490145812013-10-08T09:55:43.236+01:002013-10-08T09:55:43.236+01:00Lucy, I vaguely remember going there with my paren...Lucy, I vaguely remember going there with my parents as a child - it was a popular seaside resort then. I'll only be there for 3 days this time (then 4 days in Paris) and I doubt there'll be a chance to explore much outside the Deauville hotel where the conference is held. But some walks in the neighbourhood maybe.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-47630716695070676012013-10-08T09:48:31.135+01:002013-10-08T09:48:31.135+01:00Marja-Leena, making art as a raison d'être is ...Marja-Leena, making art as a raison d'être is the secret to more or less eternal youth, combined with a great talent for self-delusion. Thank you for accentuating the positive in me.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-91630192541739624572013-10-08T09:43:24.375+01:002013-10-08T09:43:24.375+01:00Hattie, cheese and wine, best consumed when aged o...Hattie, cheese and wine, best consumed when aged or ageing. Not sure if consumed fits us 'mature' artists but maybe our taste improves with time?Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-63425193159595348612013-10-08T09:03:15.521+01:002013-10-08T09:03:15.521+01:00I find Edward Said's concept of 'late styl...I find Edward Said's concept of 'late style' (his perception that many artists' work is at its most daring or takes a newturn in the later part of their lives) an exciting one, and wonder if your panel will address that.<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-1890051048742202532013-10-08T08:46:56.125+01:002013-10-08T08:46:56.125+01:00"Can't detect any great differences betwe..."Can't detect any great differences between past and present in terms of creativity."<br /><br />A quick question: better or worse? Less creative or more? You've got to be damned honest about this and there's no need to make the answer public. Keep it to yourself. Why? Because convention - especially English convention - says we must be modest in our public utterances. "I am declining - but doing so gracefully." might well have been scripted for a resident of Dorking.<br /><br />On the other hand "I am better than I ever was." might lead to undesirable conclusions. Are you the best judge?<br /><br />As to me I am the best judge of myself. My present fiction is better technically, structurally, even emotionally than it used to be. Big head? If you like. But what is important is the ticking clock. One may divorce oneself from age but not from ageing. It's a race. I'll be better tomorrow you say (or I say); I must spend time wisely. Ageing and time: virtually synonymous.<br /><br />Sorry, didn't want to rain on your parade. Especially if your paper is already prepared.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-51368208511691212792013-10-08T08:46:18.938+01:002013-10-08T08:46:18.938+01:00Well it certainly looks like a pretty cool and int...Well it certainly looks like a pretty cool and interesting place to be, with some good topics and forums going on. Anyway, we're all ageing all the time. Have a great trip, and tell us all about it. Deauville's kind of nice too, if a little windswept. Will you get a chance to explore the area at all? The coast and countryside between there and Honfleur is lovely... I expect I'm missing the point; there you are hobnobbing with the movers and shakers and I'm thinking about timbered houses with houseleeks growing along the roof ridges, and apple orchards.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-42807823563373649762013-10-08T06:46:05.554+01:002013-10-08T06:46:05.554+01:00Being an artist is what is keeping you young! You ...Being an artist is what is keeping you young! You are an inspiration. I need to get back to my work after the usual summer's distractions and fall visitors.<br /><br />The conference sounds like fun and I'm sure you will shine as usual. Looking forward to the reports. marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-34129435296302556132013-10-08T03:13:26.329+01:002013-10-08T03:13:26.329+01:00How strange to talk about aging artists. What are ...How strange to talk about aging artists. What are they? Cheese? Overripe camembert,perhaps?Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.com