Reading RM’s arts posts
Reading RM’s arts posts
RM’s words as “K-pop and the idol system itself can’t let a person mature,” “It is somehow, my job becomes a rapping machine” led me to think about struggles, riptides of artists. (“K팝도, 아이돌이라는 시스템 자체도 사람을 숙성하게 놔두지 않는 것 같다. 계속 뭔가를 해야 하니까 내가 성장할 시간이 없다.” “언젠가부턴가 랩 번안하는 기계가 되고” in BTS FESTA)
Also, when I saw RM’s arts posts, behind the photos of art works RM visited to see, the lives of the artists appeared, which led me to think about timelessness. After RM visited Art Basel, he talked about what he thought, what he wants. “So I just want to make it long.” “I just wanna make music like the timeless piece that I admire.” (https://artbasel.com/stories/podcasts)
Through his encounter with art works, based on the podcast above, RM seems to seek for a benchmark as an artist. Though they are different fields, from music to arts, to seek after, the pursuit for creativity and identity, or timelessness is common.
RM appreciated the senior/precursor artist, such as a Korean sculptor 권진규 Kwon Jin-kyu. The sculptor worked for creation from morning till night. The sculptor’s life, full of creativity and freedom seemed to inspire RM.
Also, the sculptor struggled for recognition while “Kwon is seen as the ardently committed sculptor who persistently pursued "ideals” and “eternity” like the seeker of truth. “(https://artmuse.gwangju.go.kr/pj/pjExhibit.php?pageID=english0208000000&action=view&exhiCd=001&exhiTp=P&lang=eng&eSeq=771)
Or, an inspiration of Philip Guston. "But because he changed his style and he bravely encountered with the issues and the traumas of his young life, he could be Guston himself. He’s just Philip Guston, not like the member of some trend or some time. I’m just so impressed that he did it because it’s so different with his 50s and 70s.”(https://artbasel.com/stories/podcasts)
Creativity and identity were pursued in Kwon Jin-kyu’s life or Guston’s life. Creativity and identity are closely tied in arts, and artists. From there on, timelessness can be generated and obtained. The question "who am I?" seems not to leave RM's side. Once he spoke "I have come to love myself for who I was, who I am, and who I hope to become," at UNGA in 2018, but he still seems to find true self. As he sings "oh let me be myself /오 나를 나로 하게 하소서" in 'Wild Flower /들꽃놀이.' Then, timelessness, after the pursuit for creativity and identity, what RM seems to want to have, is too far apart from as-is K-pop industry.
SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Target 8.5 is: “By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.” (“decent work” is interpreted as quality of work and human way work by UNICEF. https://www.unicef.or.jp/kodomo/sdgs/17goals/8-economic_growth/)
Referring to SDGs target, “decent work” in K-pop idol system is necessary now, after RM’s words as “K-pop and the idol system itself can’t let a person mature,” “It is somehow, my job becomes a rapping machine.”
The system deprives thinking and reflection time, or free access to “re-skilling”, time to grow, be mature, develop, and be skillful of idols. Also, RM’s speech partially implies Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.3: “Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.” (“decent work” is interpreted as quality of work and human way work by UNICEF.)
When I read RM’s arts posts, I also read a contrast of artists’ situation. One could pursue identity and creativity freely, then obtained timelessness. But the other said “K-pop and the idol system itself can’t let a person mature.” So, I became keenly conscious to have deeper empathy with artists, from SDGs points of view, even under inevitable Neoliberalism economy, music industry.
Once we ARMY were given wings by BTS’s songs. Words like wings as “Love Myself”, “Speak Yourself” brought us freedom from struggles and riptides, and healed us. I remember such a gift that BTS gave, then I became SDGs conscious when I read RM’s arts posts. I hope all the artists keep pursuing identity and creativity, with decent work style, to obtain timelessness.
It is Zeitgeist (time spirit).
What do you think, ARMYs?
to be continued…!?
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