The Brain
Structures #59
©2006 Lisa Call
70" x 56"
Textile Painting
The Brain
I’m currently reading A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
I’m not too far into it yet but being a software engineer I can definitely relate to the outsourcing of the left brain software jobs. The people remaining in the US doing software tend to be more right brain software architect types. And managers.
There was a discussion in the book about chess and why computers do it better than humans and it made me think of my textile painting Structures #59 above (a definite right brain association). This quilt has always looked like a chess board to me. In a rather abstract kind of way.
Busy
With the new position as scrum master at work (ie project manager kinda) and the 160 hours slated for my studio work over the next month, and driving kids about town I’ve had really busy. Little time for chatting or focusing on the art business.
I figure that’s okay as it’s all an ebb and flow. I’ll come around to super busy art business stuff again here soon.
Tonight was the final lecture at the Denver Art Museum in this series of the Logan lecture series. Beverly Semmes gave an interesting talk about her work. The big purple robes in Denver were her first sale to a museum, and in fact her first sale of any kind of her art. What an awesome piece of news that must have been to receive.
Posted by Lisa in: Being an Artist
Tagged: art business, art quilt, beverly semmes, brain, chess, denver art museum, software, structures, textile painting
Too funny, Lisa! I just started reading this as well. I’ve hooked onto so many ideas from your blog leadership, now I’m starting to channel them before you post!
160 hrs in the next month?!? And you’re still working? And the kids are home? My, hope you get a little sleep, too. Don’t forget to take care of yourself, too. Hang in there!
Structures 59 and the suggestion of a chess board – The repeated shapes suggest the visors on Knights’ helmets, and your colour selections reinforce the impression.
It’s a good book!
thanks for the mini review of the brain book. i saw it at bn and it looked interesting. i’ll add it to my list of stuff to read. thanks also for all your commentary on artists and talks you’ve heard. and your artwork continues to inspire me.