Presence
A dear friend wrote this to me a few days ago.
George Peters (II) has presence. Presence defies the limits of a person's body, defies the limits of the actual space it takes up. Some people call presence charisma. Perhaps its the same thing. There are many charismatic people who are not artists. Presence is not the same as fame. Presence means you hold your own space, control the space around you, and sometimes allow others into it. Presence of wit. Presence of mind.
Presence means paying attention to find any opportunity to engage. To maintain presence, one must move through layers of commotion
and noise and other entities which grab the light. Real presence is the feeling that the person on stage is right next to you because you long to have them there. Presence doesn't have to do with likability, nor does a provocateur guarantee presence. Presence requires being aware.
Presence is not the same as attracting attention. Presence burrows into your thoughts. It's not a gimmick. It's not a brand. It's not about grabbing the light, no, it's about finding the light and being a part of it. It's subtle. Presence will probably, in the near future, be based on absolute authenticity.
Whoever can achieve that in a world of brands and seductions will be truly charismatic. You possess presence in abundance. Dare to open your heart to the good and bad around you. The need to be heard is not enough. To be heard is only part of engagement. To develop a voice, one must first develop an ear. To develop a distinct mark as an artist, one needs to see the marks of others -- especially those who go unrecognized. Everyone makes a mark of some kind. Presence is the ability to absorb the world by being fully in its presence -- with all that is beautiful, troubling, and mundane. It is the ability to absorb and to transmit that which one has absorbed, with the simplest of gestures.
As an artist, you are one of the clowns -- one of the fools -- who sees the world upside down and inside out. You are a fool in the classic sense. But you take your foolishness very seriously. The mark of a true artist is one who takes the complex and renders it simply. Achieve on your own terms. And do not relent. Continue to be present in the world. George Peters (II) has
presence."
Why? Well let's just say I got cast in this little movie and cut my little dreds. Yeah, more to follow after shooting ends.
George Peters (II) has presence. Presence defies the limits of a person's body, defies the limits of the actual space it takes up. Some people call presence charisma. Perhaps its the same thing. There are many charismatic people who are not artists. Presence is not the same as fame. Presence means you hold your own space, control the space around you, and sometimes allow others into it. Presence of wit. Presence of mind.
Presence means paying attention to find any opportunity to engage. To maintain presence, one must move through layers of commotion
and noise and other entities which grab the light. Real presence is the feeling that the person on stage is right next to you because you long to have them there. Presence doesn't have to do with likability, nor does a provocateur guarantee presence. Presence requires being aware.
Presence is not the same as attracting attention. Presence burrows into your thoughts. It's not a gimmick. It's not a brand. It's not about grabbing the light, no, it's about finding the light and being a part of it. It's subtle. Presence will probably, in the near future, be based on absolute authenticity.
Whoever can achieve that in a world of brands and seductions will be truly charismatic. You possess presence in abundance. Dare to open your heart to the good and bad around you. The need to be heard is not enough. To be heard is only part of engagement. To develop a voice, one must first develop an ear. To develop a distinct mark as an artist, one needs to see the marks of others -- especially those who go unrecognized. Everyone makes a mark of some kind. Presence is the ability to absorb the world by being fully in its presence -- with all that is beautiful, troubling, and mundane. It is the ability to absorb and to transmit that which one has absorbed, with the simplest of gestures.
As an artist, you are one of the clowns -- one of the fools -- who sees the world upside down and inside out. You are a fool in the classic sense. But you take your foolishness very seriously. The mark of a true artist is one who takes the complex and renders it simply. Achieve on your own terms. And do not relent. Continue to be present in the world. George Peters (II) has
presence."
Why? Well let's just say I got cast in this little movie and cut my little dreds. Yeah, more to follow after shooting ends.
posted by Fast Molasses @ 12:06 AM
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