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Maiia: Crayons were a very acceptable persuit for girls In 1960s - I wouldn't have learned to paint if I didn't have crayons as a child."
'The object of education is for the student
to take the next step!'
Little Beethoven wouldn't have got on the grand-goanna if he lived in Arakun. Lol- I was trying to think of a nearby village that wouldnt have a piano but that's presumptious. Tablelands bought a Steinway in 2007.
(The Prince and the Pauper) (Nova Cento - 1900 )- De Niro, Depardieu, Donald Sutherland etc 1976 2 works exploring the stratification in the European caste system. Which we sorta adopted in Australia.
Commerce-driven culture has encouraged the myth of Talent - which is a fascinating place somewhere between obsessive, completely mad and sensible commited hard work. Lol.
Nourishing individual and collective soul.
Terry Doyle uses the saying - music-biz is 10 % talent, 10 % dedication, an' 80 % bullshit, with the Emma Louise's rejoinder - which bit is this?
MAIIA: I started looking at Australian cultural self-esteem in the context of social history because students began saying wistfully - "I wish I could..."
I would say You CAN DO IT in return they would offer
5 self-defeating reasons explaining why they cannot.
SOME VERY COOL PEOPLE...
Australian Jon Hawkes Alfred Adler- Individual Psychology Csikszentmihalyi (Mick to us) FLOW
ABRAHAM MASLOW - Hierarchy of Needs
Maiia: Ignoring freaks of genius - Majority 'special' talented people I've met or read about are really hard-working. And Australia's been built by really hard-working people that is a foundation of Australian culture.
In the old days it was a necessity to carry on progressing though obstacles appear. I guess instead of focussing on the obastacle you remain focused on dreams and ideals.
Oftentimes there is income focus when we need to look at desirable outcome. SUSTAINABILITY IN ARTS AND CULTURE
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