i have seen so much art in the last two weeks. klimt, rodin, picasso, monet, manet, kandinsky, kubin, and my personal favorite paul klee!!! there is so much detail in each of these paintings & sculptures, and many imperfections... or are they mistakes after all? it is difficult to tell if the work itself is supposed to have an extra distress mark, another chunk of a hand, a blob on the face of the woman, or an abbreviated line that is out of whack with the other side of the painting.
many mistakes in music are replicated and adored. people love hearing ella make up lyrics to 'mack the knife', dig monk twisting around lines as he misses the bridge, are charmed by the keith jarrett trio when they blow form and try to find themselves artfully, cheer freddie hubbard as he bangs at the door of a big line before he breaks off a lick on 'soothsayer', and are infatuated with miles davis' career of fracking notes.
the beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. just like when pee wee went head over handlebars in his big adventure, lept to his feet, and declared that acrobatic move intentional. gracefully hilarious.
Well said. I tell my students your performance should be musical because it will never be perfect. No one listens to a perfect musical performance by a computer.
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