The genius of Eno is in removing the idea of genius. His work is - TopicsExpress



          

The genius of Eno is in removing the idea of genius. His work is rooted in the power of collaboration within systems: instructions, rules, and self-imposed limits. His methods are a rebuke to the assumption that a project can be powered by one person’s intent, or that intent is even worth worrying about. To this end, Eno has come up with words like scenius, which describes the power generated by a group of artists who gather in one place at one time. (Genius is individual, scenius is communal, Eno told the Guardian, in 2010.) It suggests that the quality of works produced in a certain time and place is more indebted to the friction between the people on hand than to the work of any single artist. More Oblique Strategies from Eno: Honour thy error as a hidden intention. “Tape your mouth.” And: “Any constraint is part of the skeleton that you build the composition on—including your own incompetence (replace composition with scene and incompetence with ignorance and youve basically got an eloquent useful way of thinking about improv). Brian Eno, Improvisor. Enjoy...
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:11:58 +0000

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