In it are a series of intertwining events following the lives of several different characters. One of the characters is an artist who has painted a piece called 'The Temptation of St. Anthony' (No, it's nothing like Dali's work.) which is nothing more than a canvas painted Day Glow green with a bright neon yellow stripe painted down one side. He is, at one point, being ridiculed by several other creative types, who argue that his painting required no real effort and therefore cannot constitute as being 'art'.
In a moment of brilliance he addresses the group, stating that the thing about his painting is, he did it whilst no one else had. It was art simply because it hadn't been done before. It may seem simple and it may seem obvious, but sometimes it is the obvious things that have never been done before that provoke us.
Of course the other important thing to remember is that just because one person sees it as art, doesn't mean we all have to. There are billions of people on the planet. To be a successful artist one must only find fifty or so people willing to pay you what your art is worth. So 'fire' the Nay-Sayer's, or those that would argue if your work has value. You are worth as much as you believe you are and when you find those who agree you won't have to justify or explain what you do or why you do it.
Art is in the eye of the beholder.
My latest piece, which shall be the last painting I do in 2009. I've finished the background. I'm hugely excited to start on the rest of it.
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