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Cory Landels Special user 683 Posts |
When ideas become to complicated, and the pursuit of perfection is misconstructed as a need for excess. When there is so much involved that individual compnents cannot be discerned. When it is hard to break the rules of excess, then new rules need to be established. It descends back to the beginning where the construction of things visual or aura are to uncomplicated to not be beautiful.
But this is done in the knowledge that we can only become simple to a point and then there is nowhere else to go. There are definite natural things which cannot be broken down into lesser components. Even if the goal of acheiving beauty from simplicity is aesthetically less exciting it may force the mind to acknowledge the simple components that make the complicated beautiful. |
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jimhlou Inner circle 3698 Posts |
Say What??
Jim |
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BrianMillerMagic Inner circle CT 2050 Posts |
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On 2007-04-29 18:46, jimhlou wrote: Precisely what I was thinking. But it could just be because my brain is friend already from this weekend. |
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Father Photius Grammar Host El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo) 17161 Posts |
So you can quote the liner notes to The White Stripes’ De Stijl , give or take a few spelling errors. Essentially saying that true beauty is the result of its simple components, albeit in a rather wordy and elaborate way. Yes there is beauty in simplicity, and in magic "keep it simple stupid" has long been respected. What ever inspires you, go for it.
"Now here's the man with the 25 cent hands, that two bit magician..."
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Cory Landels Special user 683 Posts |
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On 2007-04-29 18:55, photius wrote: Heck Yeah... White Stripes are awesome. |
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3528 Posts |
I knew what he was talking about when I was Hi.......
*due to the editorial policies here, words on this site attributed to me cannot necessarily be held to be my own.*
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jimhlou Inner circle 3698 Posts |
Oh, "keep it simple, stupid". How ironic.
Jim |
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ToasterofDoom Special user 671 Posts |
Loki (I'm assuming it's you from MagicHat), "Never use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice."
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WhiteAngel Loyal user West Virginia, USA 269 Posts |
Toaster of doom is refering to a claptrap. And I find it ironc that the message contradicts itself, lol.
True illusionists strive to decieve the eye AND the mind.....
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Cory Landels Special user 683 Posts |
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On 2007-04-30 20:09, WhiteAngel wrote: That's a good point. But it's provacative, it causes you to think more than just "keep it simple" ToD, yeah, it's me. |
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Borack Regular user Tampa Bay 109 Posts |
De Stijl
When ideas become too complicated, and the pursuit of perfection is misconstructed as a need for excess. When there is so much involved that individual components cannot be discerned. When it is hard to break the rules of excess, then new rules need to be established. It descends back to the beginning where the construciton of things viusal or aural is too uncomplicated to not be beautiful. But this is done in the knowledge that we can only become simple to a point and then there is nowhere else to go. There are definite natural things which cannot be broken down into lesser components. Even if the goal of achieving beauty from simplicity is aesthetically less exciting it may force the mind to acknowledge teh simple components that make the complicated beautiful. -Jack White So you can copy and paste...Wassup with dat..???????????? |
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts |
I know a poem about a curious monkey I can add to this discussion. It is quite relevant as I didn't really care after reading the third word of the first post.
However that monkey was quite curious.
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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Matt Malinas Inner circle Transylvania 1367 Posts |
LOL Josh! bring on the monkey!!!
-Matt
The masters make the rules, for the wise men and the fools
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jimhlou Inner circle 3698 Posts |
Be aware you're not allowed to spank the monkey on this website.
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ChristopherM Special user UK 844 Posts |
LOL Jim!
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mrunge Inner circle Charleston, SC 3716 Posts |
I'm still trying to figure out what this is about!
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts |
It's about six lines, Mark. Or approximately 141 words.
Glad to be of assistance.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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mrunge Inner circle Charleston, SC 3716 Posts |
Thanks Airship! I was confused.
Mark. |
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts |
I counted 130 words (Still less tedious than reading them, no offense to the guy who posted them, well maybe just a little)
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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Cory Landels Special user 683 Posts |
I'm just trying to share something with you that I feel could make you think about your magic.
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