#cj the x
Shoutout to angelica labyrinth asmr and cj the x they really out here raising my ass and fuelling my communist bent and validating my ND brain
Sometimes you watch a video that makes you say “wow this is really making me think about The Beginner’s Guide (2015) by Davey Wreden” and then the creator quotes Davey Wreden and you go. Ah!
we are on the side of art. and if you’re not, you have no business making it. we are on the side of art, and if the art flourishes under my reign I will take the reins and be the star and do the best I can. we are on the side of art and if I’m a side character, if that’s what I’m destined to be, if that’s where I’m best utilized, if the art is at it’s most-optimal when I am in a supportive role than I will be the best supporting role that I can be. we are on the side of art…
The objective, like the scientific, is a descriptive process where we create the theory after the fact. Reality happens and then we map out how it works. … Venturing into objective discussions about media where our art languages… Elevates our dialogue about media beyond just, “In my opinion.” …
I am pro-joy. I get so much joy out of art and loving art is such a joyous experience, and interacting with it can bring enlightenment. And there’s deeper joy than you think there is. I’m not satisfied, viewer, with you just liking stuff. I want you to know why you like it. It doesn’t end at sensory abstract pleasure, it can be intellectually fulfilling. This is what … means when he refers to having religious experiences when you are caught up in artistic greatness.
How, with the language that we’ve established with our canon, can we articulate and justify the beauty that we intuitively understand?
— CJ the X, Objectively Bad Art - Video Essay
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