LAUNCHING ON JULY 12, 2013

This Blog will launch officially on July 12, 2013.

This project is very important to me, so (for the first time in ages) I am forcing myself to not launch too soon. Premature launch kills a lot of things. I hope you don't mind.

If what you have seen/read here up to this point has piqued your interest, I am grateful. Here's to our future together.

~Brian

09 UPPERCASE ART: A Distinction

SYNOPSIS. In which author fears bugs in laundry—In which Typographical Naughtiness brings Meaning to the Word—On side effects and masterpieces—On the stages of Uppercaseness.

08 "IS THAT ART?" Problem Zero

SYNOPSIS. Wherein the author asks an expensive question. Where Andy Warhol makes a cheap appearance. Where art is art is art is art and so on. Wherein a definition is discovered that may do nobody any good whatsoever. Wherein failure is courted with pretty words and flowers. And how failure doesn’t return our calls.

07 ON MY "METHOD": Question Everything

SYNOPSIS. In which the author explains his method and then admits to saying dumb things in the past and probably the future. An example of this. An invitation for soft fruit tossing.

06 WHY SO MUCH METAPHOR? On Brain Clothes

SYNOPSIS. In which the author declares himself a fan of metaphor. Where such fandom is displayed without shame. In which the author says some pretty things about metaphor. In which he hints at a future post. In which he praises accident for the first time on this blog. In which the pathetic fallacy stops by for a cup of coffee then complains about the roast.

05 EIGHT THINGS THAT ARE ART: As Seen on This Blog

SYNOPSIS. In which the author gives you a list of eight things he considers art. On the contradiction inherent in a list of eight things that isn’t really eight things. On the terror of List Item #8. Where the “Good Enough” makes its first appearance. Where the Sublime joins us for brunch.

04 LOVE/HATE: On the Necessity of Hate

SYNOPSIS. In which passion starts to get boring. On the loveliness of hate. On the value of said hatred. Where the author name-drops Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Marina Abramović for Google’s sake. In which the typical cries for integrity, honesty, etc threaten to drown out the hatred in the previous 350 words.

03 CHRIS GUILLEBEAU: Credit Where Credit is Due

SYNOPSIS. In which the freelance life is extolled and dispensed with like an old bag. In which the nature of freedom is turned onto its head. In which the author frankly admits that a man younger than him inspired him. In which that man is revealed to be Chris Guillebeau. Where the meaning of “love thy neighborh” is expanded upon to include narcissism. In which the author mentions that he isn’t using How To Like Art as a means of selling his books, which is a lie, because you will soon be able to buy them from that link up there.

02 THE QUEST: 50 Museums in 50 States

SYNOPSIS. In which the author considers the nature of a quest that is too large from some, yet too small for others. In which a wife offers her skepticism. A home base is discussed, also prone to matters of scale. Where a foreshadowing of hatred is revealed.

01 MY PURPOSE: To Learn How to Like Art

SYNOPSIS. In which the author loses his faith in art and decides this is a good thing, even though it doesn’t feel like a good thing. In which the author makes a snide remark about Caravaggio and charity workers and young adult fiction. In which doubt is called a jerk and F. R. Leavis rescues him from such name-calling. Where Hope is also called a jerk. Where the purpose of this website is explained in simple English by the jerk. Where a goal is set down and a quest developed. Where museums become the playthings of the mind. Also, an invitation is offered to you.