Moritz and Back (Extra Credit)

William Moritz said this to Frederick Back: "One terrifying thought to me is that since the same Radio Canada which closed down the Animation Department owns your films, they could presumably withdraw them from circulation, not show them, they could be lost, decay in the vaults."

It's a depressing thought. Art that many years produced could be lost forever, no-one being able to see the beautiful results of tedious work. That brings up the question that was briefly discussed in class today, "Would you make you art/films if no one would end up seeing them?" For Back, many people had already seen his work, so he was content (none of his work was actually withdrawn completely).

I would like to think that all people's art is seen by someone other than themselves. It's a depressing thought that any art goes unseen. Of course, people will make art to practice and hone their skills, but nobody works for many hours/days/years on a project that they will not show anyone. What would be the point? The way to make sure that no one out there is becoming like Narcissus, people have to share their art with each other.




An interesting thing that Back said was "I had the opportunity to go with [Meheut] and make drawings beside him. 'Draw everything,' he told us, 'it will all disappear.' He was right."

I do not draw things that I see often enough, and it is something that I regret and would like to change. Saving the image of something in art that may one day disappear is a wonderful thing to think of. People of the future could see beautiful things of the past in art. Of course, you would first have to share you art.