Open thread, January 25- February 1

NancyLebovitz

If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.

Just to be clear: you're worried that you aren't sloppy enough?

If so, for us non-artists, can you explain how 'sloppiness' can be a good thing?

Sorry, I communicated poorly. I meant [introducting] lack of sloppiness into my work. That's not what I meant. I'm too sloppy.

0Manfred12y

I think it's a metaphor thing. Like, in writing, if you say "The shadow of a lamppost lay on the ground like a spear. He walked and it pierced him like a spear." What more description of the scene do you need than that? In fact, talking about the color of the path or what kind of trousers our character was wearing would be counterproductive to the quality of the writing. One could view sloppiness in art in the same way - use of metaphor that captures the scene without the need for detail. And no, of course it's not a biological limit.