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RE: For a change: About Me, Myself and I - the artist behind the art

in #artistbehindthearttreat6 years ago (edited)

Das nenne ich ein bewegtes Leben. Aus einem mir sich nicht erschließenden Grund fühlte ich mich an Bücher und Filme erinnert (LOL), weil dein Text sowohl für das eine als auch für das andere herhalten könnte. Die Fotostrecke trägt das ihrige dazu bei. Meine Güte, was warst du für ein hübscher junger Mann. Ich hoffe, du wirst deshalb nicht nostalgisch.

Ich mag, dass du so unterschiedliche Berufe hattest und nicht die direkte Kariere in die Kunst gemacht hast. Wie viele das heute so wollen und es alles irgendwie blutleer wirkt. Aber ich will nicht meckern. Tun eh zu viele.

Ich war ehrlich betroffen, als ich vom Tod deiner ersten Frau las. Ich habe keine Kenntnisse über ihr Volk und würde gerne mehr darüber erfahren. Hast du vielleicht einen Tipp dafür zum Lesen oder ähnliches?

Noch mal solltest du jedenfalls nicht heiraten :-) ich hoffe, trotz des Patchworks hast du eine enge Verbindung zu deinen Kindern. Jedenfalls sieht es hier so aus und ich sehe solche Familienfotos wirklich sehr gerne.

Alles Gute für dich & Gratuliere zu diesem epischen Artikel, der wirklich sehr sehr viel Arbeit gewesen ist.
Erika


That's what I call an eventful life. For some reason, I felt reminded of books and films (LOL) because your text could be useful for one or the other. The photo gallery contributes to this. My goodness, what a handsome young man you were. I hope that doesn't make you nostalgic.

I like the fact that you had so many different professions and didn't make a direct career in art. Too many people want to be artists, but they are not, and then it somehow seems bloodless. But I don't want to complain.

I was honestly concerned when I read about the death of your first wife. I have no knowledge of their people and would like to know more about them. Do you have any suggestions for reading or something like that?

You shouldn't get married again anyway: -) I hope that despite the patchwork you have a close connection to your children. Anyway, this is what it looks like and I really like to see such family photos.

All the best for you & congratulations on this epic article, which has been really a lot of work.
Erika

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Thank you for your thoughts.
I put a short essay together on my website, dealing with "The Circle of the Sun" that talks also a bit about my background and connection to the Natives:
https://www.artofthemystic.com/circle-of-the-sun.html
About films of Fist Nation Natives: this full contemporary movie on YouTube is about Natives on the other end of Canada, but it is similar as it is in the West where I lived:


A Wikipedia article about the movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Me_Outside
A romantic movie about Natives is "A Man Called Horse": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_Called_Horse_(film)
video on Daily Motion: http://dai.ly/x2ycqat
also to recommend: "Little Big Man": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Big_Man
video on Daily Motion: http://dai.ly/x3mnrp8
Much of the location where Little Big Man was filmed is roughly from the area where I lived.
The Indian Chief Dan George https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Dan_George (playing "grandfather") was actually a famous actor from the Pacific North-West, their traditions and costumes are different from the Plains Indians.
A little bit of background for Indigenous Peoples of Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Canada
Try this for a map of tribes as they existed before Europeans came to North America:
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/24/323665644/the-map-of-native-american-tribes-youve-never-seen-before
LiebeGrüße
Otto

Vielen lieben Dank dafür. Das ist eine schöne Fundgrube, die du mir dort bereitet hast. Ich werde mich zur gegebenen Zeit damit befassen und es ganz in Ruhe anschauen. Meine Liste wächst. :)

Würdest du sagen, dass dich diese Kultur auch in deiner Kunst geprägt hat? Mich deucht es so.


Thank you very much for that. That's a beautiful treasure trove you've prepared for me there. I will deal with it in due course and look at it calmly. My list grows. :)

Would you say that this culture has also shaped your art? It appears to me it has.

In gewisser Hinsicht hat es mich beeinflusst - jedoch auf einer spirituellen Ebene.
Mein Signatur-Bild (auf einer Österreichischen Briefmarke):


OTTO RAPP POSTMARKE 001 - scan-single stamp.jpg

addendum: I just found this meme, and thought you might find it interesting:

well-thats-the-last-time-i-trust-a-pilgrim-i-swear_o_3308033.jpg

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