Tuesday, May 15, 2007

100% Real Juice: Designer Guy & the Goddess of Love



One of Mia’s required classes in the Graphic Design program is called Concepts in Design. The students look at art and design through the centuries and what makes design what it is, bla bla bla. In short, lots of design.

It’s actually a pretty interesting class made more fascinating by the professor, a swarthy Frenchman built like a sea captain, with a six-inch long bushy mustache that makes him look like a retired Pugwash. He’s hard to understand sometimes as ‘e talk like dis, but has great insight overall, and always makes interesting points.

Every class has a slide show of this art and this design, and during one class a huge picture of the Venus de Milo flashed onscreen. Daunting in a way, considering what class we were in, after all the Venus de Milo is a very classical work. Frenchie paused for a bit and then said, accent not included:

“The Venus statue that you see here, when she was made she had all her arms and attributes. But it was through the ages, after she lost some parts, that she became the epiphany of beauty.”

As a finished work, she was a jewel. But after she broke, priceless.

I like to think that applies to the rest of us, too. How wonderful to think that after time has passed, when we are no longer young and fresh, that the experience of life is what adds to our features. Our battles scar us, but not necessarily in a negative way. In fact, they make us who we are.

Every minute that goes by, every hour and every day, with every hardship and every joy, we become more human. And, more beautiful.

8 comments:

Unknown said...

Love your post! Brought tears to my eyes! YOUR work is a classic!

Anonymous said...

Wow! What a beautiful post!!

(I am so addicted to your writing! I just love your blog!)

Unknown said...

when this gets published...and you have to choose some clippings to go and some to stay...this one is a MUST stay

Airam said...

I think your job is great. You get to learn so many things you might not have ever learned.

You must be the queen of Trivial Pursuit.

Foofa said...

This is a wonderful lesson. Nice work.

Anonymous said...

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With Love, Fat Girl said...

Wow, I didn't know you guys would like this one so much! As always, thanks for reading and being here... if there is such a thing as the wind beneath your wings, you guys are it!

Airam, I haven't played Trivial Pursuit in YEARS. Oli, you're retarded.

Anonymous said...

Whatever!!! :P