Word and image

[wongkk.livejournal.com]

I've been away for a while, discovered an intriguing martial arts shop on my travels, had a laptop with me and came up with this idea for combining my interests in Gackt, martial arts and poetry.

The image is from a photobook related to the NHK TV drama series Fuurin Kazan which features Gackt in his role as Uesugi Kenshin.  The photographer is Seiichi Nomura.  The imagery and content of the poem comes from a Japanese martial arts notion (e.g. in the bow art kyudo) that the weapon-holder becomes united with the target through the weapon itself, which is converted to a channel for the focus of the warrior's spirit.  The "bridal" nature of Kenshin's costume is, I guess, entirely incidental!
 

Comments

[wongkk.livejournal.com]

Ouch. That just sounds like crass ignorance at work. Why would you want to be an art director when you're that low down the artistic evolutionary scale? Weird. And sad.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Art Directors are important! They give the look and feel of a publication, they choose the artists and the art, (and help start new artists) some art directors are well known and feted. If they move from one publication to another they take the artists they like with them.

[wongkk.livejournal.com]

What I meant was that THAT one seems to be in the wrong business: they are not going to generate a following by alienating their artists, are they? I wasn't saying anything about art directors in general; just making a remark about the sad example you gave.

There's nothing wrong with the aim of the role. After all, we all know that some excellent artists are the very worst people to learn about or manage the art business!

[karadin.livejournal.com]

At least now I can submit my art digitally, I know that the original will remain intact. (sigh) but still, if a director wants to change something, I'd rather do it myself, my name will go on it, after all.