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October 12, 2004
Writing
Half Man Half Biscuit said, amongst many things: “there is nothing better in life than writing on the sole of your slipper with a biro…” and there is some truth in this, it has to be said, for those of you who are old enough to remember both slippers, and those soft spongy soles they sported.
However writing on a blackboard is a beautiful experience. [White boards and squeaky markers that are almost always nearly empty don’t come close.] Trying to emulate the fluidity possible with chalk on a smooth matt black in a painting is nearly impossible. Some [Joseph Beuys in particular] revert to using the real thing, but they are not very permanent unless you have a whole gallery staff in attendance to preserve them for you.
Perhaps part of the attraction of blackboard writing is the impermanence.
Posted by john at October 12, 2004 02:15 PM
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