John Bramblitt lost his eyesight in 2001 and he says, "It wasn’t until I lost my sight that I became brave enough to fail."
Mr. Bramblitt has been painting without the ability to see what he paints. You can see his work here and read about him here.
I am almost afraid to ask the question, "What would it take for me to be brave enough to fail?"
Something to think about...
I started to say "Geez, if I was afraid to fail, I'd never even get out of bed!"
ReplyDeleteBut then I realized how pathetic that sounded.
;)
I find the paintings a little disturbing... not a bad impact for art.
ReplyDeleteI believe you are brave enough to do anything, including fail if needed...
Thomas,
ReplyDelete:-)
There's failing and then there's Failing. The little f ones occur with regularity. Very often, I try to avoid the possibility of accomplishing the big F ones.
Hello Gary!
ReplyDeleteDisturbing. Hmmmm... I found his work to be quite diverse. A disturbing gun and glass one, but then a blue Buddha and some great portraits. On the left sidebar of the site with his work, there are a few that have been sold and some of them I found quite beautiful.
You are kind. I haven't walked near the edge of failure much and I think it's time to tease it just a little.
I hope that you are well.
The paintings have a real sensitivity, which just reveals that all art (even visual) is more than meets the eyes.
ReplyDeleteBeing brave enough to fail--that is true courage! And we all have to summon that courage sometimes, even if it just means something as basic as allowing ourselves to be vulnerable to love.
I really like the paintings, especially the choice of colour. I thought that there was a poignancy about the eye pictures for obvious reasons.
ReplyDeleteI think my favourite is "Cotton".
I can't open the article this morning but I did glance over it the other day so I'm not sure what was said in the context of failing.
I don't think we should get too despondent about the possibility of failure ... because it's a learning opportunity.
Made me think of the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling... and these lines ...
"If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;"
Hi San!
ReplyDeleteYes! It takes courage to truly love and to allow ourselves to be loved.
I appreciate your courage to create and put your creations out into the world.
Dancing,
ReplyDeleteThey ARE imposters, aren't they?
I forget sometimes. Thanks for the reminder!