BRICK

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I'm making bricks too, but out of cardboard. And there's no begging in my scheme.

Realism vs Modernism

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Common Saying: There's nothing new under the sun. Visually speaking, a cave painting from millennia ago could be mistaken for modern art. The issue is too big to discuss. It's commonly thought that modern art began at the start of the 20th century. That isn't strictly true. You could go back and go back and there would forever be an earlier start. Impressionism is a good benchmark for an earlier start. It attempted to bring scientific concepts into the use of color. Great artists who mistakenly get labeled as impressionist--Cezanne, Gaugin, Van Gogh--had one foot in the 19th century and another in the 20th. Picasso reached back to African sculpture of a much earlier time which the cultures did not see as art in the Western sense we're familiar with. Many modern art histories begin with him. (You could say that Africa is at the heart of modernism, although that would not be strictly true.) The impressionists were rebelling against the encroachment of industrial civilization, but there were other 19th century art movements, different from impressionism, that rebelled similarly.

As I say, the subject is much to large to talk about. We might be better served to focus in on what we as individuals like, and also on what will serve to make us better adapted to the times we live in and face. 

ALBERTI

For this discussion his is the key name to remember, for he invented a scientific method of measuring distance that is, to me, the most useful measure of realism. BTW, A relief sculpture of Alberti looked for all the world like a black man.)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Last-Supper-fresco-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci

A.S. Forrest? Used TinEye to search and found a reference 1869-1963. It is also used as a cover Image for a book (Neither Led nor Driven")

Trevor Burrowes Thanks to member Dale Kopp for unearthing immensely valuable information about a book that speaks to current discussion in this group. And the book cover uses the image of our own St. Ann's Bay dock! Lucille Junkere https://www.amazon.com/Neither-Led-Nor.../dp/9766401543

This superbly written book examines the cultural evolution of the Jamaican people after the explosive uprising at Morant Bay in 1865. It offers an analysis of the cultural tapestry fashioned by the Jamaican people and the specific methods used by British imperial legislators and the cultural elite in the attempt to inculcate order and control and to build a new society in Jamaica founded on the principles of Victorian Christian morality and British imperial ideology. Moore and Johnson convincingly demonstrate that this attempt resulted in a sustained attack on everything that was perceived to be of African origin and the glorification of Christian piety, Victorian mores, and a Eurocentric “idealized” family life and social hierarchies. They discuss, in rich detail, the levels of engagement among the cultural traditions and argue compellingly that the Jamaican people, despite encouragement and pressure, were determined to define their own cultural paths; they would neither be led, nor would they be driven. “This is an impressive volume, cogently argued, limpid in the clarity of the writing and solidly based on a mastery of a wide range of relevant sources. It is a major contribution to the history of Jamaica, to the cultural history of the Caribbean and to the history of blacks throughout the African diaspora.”―Howard Johnson, University of Delaware

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Neither Led Nor Driven: Contesting British Cultural Imperialism in…

SUSAN NK

Patsy Pink gave me some names of business people, but I'm still too confused to contact them. St. Ann's Bay needs a coherent nation building program. Toward that end I started off three years ago trying to make a comprehensive list of institutions. But I've recently tried whittling down my intended purview to what really interests me most. That is the preservation/celebration of the town's historic material culture. At the same time, and seemingly related, is a strong interest in urban and land use planning. But the latter, by definition, includes all aspects of town life, which, as a single individual far away, is a bridge too far.

The plan done by the Trust for Falmouth was sort of in my area of focus, but I'm way too unprofessional (and amorphous) to even try to replicate that. It doesn't clear up the confusion to note that even the gorgeous Falmouth plan is not being supported by the mayor, and that vile defacements continue. So one can learn to focus and do things by the book and still not have it lead to change. There are too many pieces to this puzzle. At the end of the day, I'm only an artist.

For the moment, I'm just posting pictures and writing anything that the little voice insider me recommends. 

I've tried asking for help online:

- Dore Tate (who is way busy, but a solid supporter); 

- Doris Gross (who has building projects in SAB, and is efficient in whatever she does--like taking by far the most relevant photos we have so far--although she is over busy too; 

- Donnette Ingrid Zacca (who seems somewhat over her head with projects)

- Alison Martin (who was replying wonderfully, and then just disappeared--couldn't deal with the crazy guy, presumably.

I'm trying for a grant to fund Donnette to do photos for a publication. Now, how you actually *produce and market* such a publication isn't in my skill set. (In the Bay Area, I got the National Park Service as one of two partners to produce a community plan. It wa professionally done, but only a planner would *maybe* choose to read it.) http://www.urbanecology.org/downloads/WeeksNeighborhoodPlan.pdf

Donnette recommended talking to the Custos, and I've written a couple times and been replied to a couple times. Still no help with the little Main Street building I want to board up. And I sense that she only replied because I'm related to the Pinks. I don't know where her true interests lie. Philosophically, I might be close to Brett, in that I can see heavy reliance going forward on the British colonial governance system, including Custodes. And Norma Walters could be a part of the Back to the Future regime. Like me, she can see the requirement for promoting Garvey, but I don't think she's thought it out very well. Something gets written, but no actual program on the ground supports it. 

With the Chinese economy down a bit, I'm hoping for some respite from their massacre of old buildings...long enough to get a publication out there that might promote a changed outlook.

Thanks a lot for these names.

The Jamaican Georgian Society us worth having contact with. Not sure who the North Coast person is now but Marina Delfoss would know. She does heritage tours in Falmouth.

Also, Judy Schonbein who dies Falmouth but recently started one of Ochie.

"Best to work with local business and civic people who are sympathetic to a vision that involves retaining heritage."

RANDIE ALLIE

We're not opposing anything. We're not opposing elected officials. But we need more balance. The scale is too weighted down on the side of modernism. That mostly has to do with technology. But you don't need too much technology to grow food. You mostly need sun and water. Too much careless mining and too much paving for the sake of technology will disrupt the balance you need for growing food. So you are helping to get us back to balance. Modern and old fashioned in harmony. Thanks for helping to adjust the balance on the scale. \

DeborahAllisonStudio.com

I'm glad you are liking your new place. Your studio next to a gallery you're featured in sounds spectacular! There's an online art/environment/whatever conference starting tomorrow. You may be too pure of an artist to have an interest in such matters (like Pete of the newspaper mural collaborations) :-). But I sure would like to know you were on some board or other where you could advise thousands of people! I hope to check out your website soon.

T

PLANNING FOR MADRID

"Wha gone bad a maanin, cyaan cum good a evelin." Jamaican Proverb

If something was not right at the beginning it won’t come out right at the end!

That's where we are with planning in Madrid. All our institutions are failing in planning, and the Old Goat Rd Development project could be the tonic to get us to think through this failure. It can make the community much better or much worse.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

- The Old Goat property is not IN Madrid. It is OUTSIDE Madrid's "Planning Area."

MLA

- The MLA is an organization of property owners inside the Madrid Planning Area. That planning area does not extend to the Old Goat property. The MLA should be clear on that.

- The MLA's purview is within the Madrid Planning Area. That means what lies inside the planning area and what lies outside it is separated by a BOUNDARY.

- The MLA should have an opinion about tits boundary. If the boundary is just a meaningless term to the MLA, we should be clear about that.

MADRID WATER (MW)

- MW is the hardest working and most important Madrid institution.

- MW is obliged to consider the long term trends that might affect its ability to supply water in the future.

- If it's is trending toward dependency on outside water resources as a justification to condone sprawl past town borders, we should be clear about that. 

MCP (Madrid Cultural Project)

- To be a cultural project for the village of Madrid obligates it to understand the planning and zoning issues within Madrid Planning Area.

- It's traditional emphasis on the Madrid Ballpark is misplaced. Children don't only want to play; They also want to be useful citizens who participate in the vision for the town.