But Nintendo is beginning to
feel like the kid who inadvertently did some awesome gymnastics falling off the jungle gym, was wildly cheered for it and now keeps on straining to replicate that
initial success in
hopes of maintaining the popularity it brought him.
Speakers include William Powhida and Nate Hill, who'll (we
hope) tackle issues
of how to translate that
initial feeling of discomfort into a thoughtful response, and hopefully, action, from viewers.
He discusses Pop Art's place in art history; his
initial feelings about being considered a Pop artist; the influence
of Los Angeles and its environment on his work; his
feelings about English awareness
of America; a discussion
of his use
of words as images; a discussion
of the Standard Station as an American icon; a discussion
of the notion
of freedom as it is perceived as a Southern California phenomenon; how he sees himself in relation to the Los Angeles mural movement (L.A. Fine Arts Squad); the importance
of communication to him; his relationship with the entertainment world in Los Angeles and its misinterpretation
of him; his books; collaboration with Mason Williams on «Crackers;» his approach toward conceiving an idea for paintings; personal
feelings about the books that he has done; the importance
of motion in his work; a discussion
of the movies «Miracle» and «Premium;» his friendship with Joe Goode; his return from Europe and his studio in Glassell Park; his move to Hollywood in 1965; the problems
of balancing the domestic life and the artistic life; his stain paintings and what he
hopes to learn from using stains; a disscussion
of bicentemial exhibition at the L.A. County Museum: «Art in Los Angeles: Seventeen Artists in the Sixties,» 1981; a discussion
of the origin
of L.A. Pop as an off shoot from the American realist tradition; his
feelings about being considered a realist; the importance for him
of elevating humble objects onto the canvas; a discussion on how he chooses the words he uses in his paintings; and his
feelings about the future direction
of his work.
To this end, I often state, «Though our
initial goal is to help you get along better and repair the hurts that have resulted in a frayed relationship, given what you've each said about what it was like between the two
of you when things were good, I'm
hoping I can also help you
feel happy and lucky to be together.