Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:56:45 -0400
From: edwin ruda <edwin.ruda-AT-verizon.net>
Subject: Deleuze/Nietzsche


As an abstract painter with strictly amateur qualifications
in the language of philosophy, I found the Ruth-Sam-Wong
dialogues on chance/necessity quite provocative. I would
need to read lots more of Deleuze and Nietzsche to follow the
intricacies of the discussion, but what  interests me for the
moment, is if and how the philosophic references to
chance/necessity  would be "applicable" or enlightening in
some way for an abstract painter like myself.

As an artist, I sense the experience of both phenomena
which I would describe as follows:

Chance:    One begins an abstract painting with the
                chance placing of marks, gestures, shapes,
                tones, intensities, on the canvas. Thus, forms
                or structures are initiated without any de-
                determined, causal relation.
Necessity:  The desire to take up abstract painting as a
                 profession is itself an historic condition, i.e..,
                 it's possibility could not have appeared in
                 the 18th century for example.

One could go on and on with such examples, but I would
rather ask at this point, whether such concerns make any
sense to those of you on the Nietzsche lists.

Thanks, and by the way, if any of you are interested in
viewing samples of my work, please type my name,
Edwin Ruda, in the search engine, "Google."







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