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My personal favorites where "The Maltese Falcon" and "Moby Dick".
Posted by GarandFan | January 5, 2011 6:27 PM
Posted on January 5, 2011 18:27
Hey G
After "The Treasure of Sierra Madre", I particularly enjoy "The Man Who Would Be King" (1975).
Huston's vision was so personal and, for me, heroic.
Posted by John Cox | January 5, 2011 6:45 PM
Posted on January 5, 2011 18:45
Fortunately for Mr. Huston what
he liked was also liked by millions.
Is it better to deliver art that a million people like or better to deliver art that one person really, really, really loves? I suppose it depends on the medium of the art.
Posted by Dr. Bob | January 6, 2011 12:57 AM
Posted on January 6, 2011 00:57
HEY DR BOB
From personal and professional experience, I can state that popularity at the price of acceptability is hell. Excellence is a personal mission to put your stamp on the world and, boy, does it take time.
Posted by John Cox | January 6, 2011 1:41 PM
Posted on January 6, 2011 13:41
HEY JOHN
You're right about the "Excellence is a personal mission to put your stamp on the world and, boy, does it take time" phrase.
I think this can apply to almost every human endeavor - excellence, craftsmanship and passion certainly do in my daily technical work - they have become who I am.
Posted by Dr. Bob | January 6, 2011 11:51 PM
Posted on January 6, 2011 23:51
Hey Dr. Bob
That's a big 10-4.
Posted by John Cox | January 7, 2011 12:01 AM
Posted on January 7, 2011 00:01
I always liked Tolstoy's description of art as "expression that transcends words & communicates the artist's thoughts or feelings in a way that make it possible for the viewer [or listener, or reader] to understand what the artist intended to communicate--or possibly feel what the artist felt when he was crafting his work" (paraphrased).
I liked the way Tolstoy distinguished between art & craft, & how his description made it possible to distinguish between the two without denigrating (or, given the "controversy" over Huckleberry Finn, should I say "de-n-word-ting") either as "lesser".
Michelangelo put Dr. Bob's question in terms of quantity: Is it better to produce just one great work or a large volume of good (but lesser) works? He said he preferred the latter, but I think he was prolific in a quest for the former...
...& I think he accomplished the former more than once.
There's a lesson in there about work or perseverance (or something).
Posted by Terwiliger | January 7, 2011 1:16 AM
Posted on January 7, 2011 01:16
Just caught my eye scrolling by:
Is it just me, or does Mr. H. look a little bit like David Letterman? (With sincere apologies to John, Mr. H., his family, & all his fans)
Posted by Terwiliger | January 7, 2011 6:16 AM
Posted on January 7, 2011 06:16
HEY T
I had that very problem in my early sketches. The nose, long chin, gapped over-bite....Strange how certain facial traits translate over to other faces we recognize, even in different contexts.
Posted by John Cox | January 7, 2011 5:25 PM
Posted on January 7, 2011 17:25
I'd think John Huston would be a tough guy to do a caricature of; his face (cheeks) was (were) so long, & long faces don't seem to lend themselves well to caricature work.
Maybe making a more appealing caricature is what made the resemblance to Letterman stand out (Eddie Van Halen is another guy who reminds me of Letterman).
Posted by Terwiliger | January 8, 2011 6:40 AM
Posted on January 8, 2011 06:40
Hmmmm.....just got back from the barn. Did you know that a horse's ass reminds me of Letterman?
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