Today I have been contemplating the concept of identity–who I am, and why. As a child, I never spent much time reading comic books or role playing superheroes. While I loved watching Saturday morning cartoons, I found a clever retort from Bugs Bunny much more entertaining than a ThunderCats explosion. Science fiction as a genre held little weight in my world. I liked being creative, and still do, but I think I was trying to get my feet planted firmly in hard truths before I allowed myself the freedom to really imagine. I may have picked up this approach from an art teacher who said, "You first have to learn the rules before you can break them." I think everyone has a secret identity–a part of themselves held in reserve, masked from the masses. Spiderman, Ironman, Batman, Superman...As Danny Elfman sings, "Who do you want to be today?"
Friday, January 23, 2009
identity crisis
Today I have been contemplating the concept of identity–who I am, and why. As a child, I never spent much time reading comic books or role playing superheroes. While I loved watching Saturday morning cartoons, I found a clever retort from Bugs Bunny much more entertaining than a ThunderCats explosion. Science fiction as a genre held little weight in my world. I liked being creative, and still do, but I think I was trying to get my feet planted firmly in hard truths before I allowed myself the freedom to really imagine. I may have picked up this approach from an art teacher who said, "You first have to learn the rules before you can break them." I think everyone has a secret identity–a part of themselves held in reserve, masked from the masses. Spiderman, Ironman, Batman, Superman...As Danny Elfman sings, "Who do you want to be today?"
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