tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post1767601759862109742..comments2023-11-02T07:55:40.123-04:00Comments on A Brooklyn Bachelor: Role modelsMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334628837533439470noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post-52764613297918171302010-02-13T09:54:53.309-05:002010-02-13T09:54:53.309-05:00Thanks for the excellent post. It's hard to be...Thanks for the excellent post. It's hard to become a hero without a discreet oppressor, whatever it may be, sirens, racists, sexists, royals. What oppresses us now are subtle things, our own fear and prejudices, our edges and tendencies to marginalize others and ourselves. The oppressors are internalized and obfuscated. <br /><br />I esteem some artists who seem to be working towards a depth of relationship with themselves that others, too easily seduced by superficial values, automatic tendencies and pliant to the demands of those ubiquitous externals, parents and culture, would rather run from. Kiki Smith and Anne Hamilton are favorites, but I suspect there's many many many I haven't had the pleasure of considering. It seems like these artists blueprint a metaphysical freedom that counters widespread psychic death.amarillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145474039245058818noreply@blogger.com