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Great post! You make an EXCELLENT observation. We DO live in a society that is obsessed with celebrity & that does have an impact.

Ahh. But what about the concert pianist who travels the world playing Beethoven, Mozart & Bach... Is he not an artist? I don't believe that performing original material is a requirement to being an artist.

All right guys - I have my opinions of this, but I want to know what you guys think: How much of the perception that magic is not respected as an art - is in our own heads? How much of it is us playing the part of the starving, underdog, misunderstood artist? We have all had the experience of...

Very well said. If we don't take ourselves seriously... how can we expect others to take us seriously.

Interesting. But how do we get "more people to believe in magic?" We can't possible blame the audience for seeing or figuring out how a trick is done. Isn't it our job to make them believe? Doesn't that responsibility fall on our shoulders as the artists?

Very interesting & a great point. Back in, what some may call, "magic's golden time," there was a lot more mystery in the world. People could really accept & wonder about the magician's they saw. But how does that relate to David Blaine. Blaine had much of the lay population wondering if he...

Guys - this month's Cerca Trova has been opened. Check it out in the specialty forums.

Greetings! Welcome to our first discussion. Our first topic is a broad one & one that many of you will have strong opinions about. There are many different directions that this discussion may go, so I'll start. The biggest thing I see wrong with magic today is that it is NOT respected as an...

September 7th, 2007 - September 9th, 2007 Q: What is wrong with Magic as an art today, and what can we do about it?

Both red & blue are being sent out. They're already packaged for the advanced copies, but when we have the official release, I believe you will be able to choose which back you want. :)

Hey - guys. I just want to let you know that we are already having some made up with different back designs - eventually you guys will be able to choose.

Personally - I think this sounds like a great idea. This could be a fantastic way to develop ideas & opinions before we get to Cerca Trova. Imagine of a few small groups of magicians engaged in the discussion via PM's etc & formulated their ideas & arguments... AND then we all engaged in the...

Nice review... Maybe I'll get it. :)

Hey guys - I just wanted to let you know that I took all of your advice into consideration & thank you to everyone who contributed - especially Steve :) Cerca Trova has been updated, be sure to check it out in the Specialty Forums. I'll see you guys on Friday!

Welcome. Literally translated, "cerca trova" is an Italian phrase that means, "he who seeks, shall find." This particular forum will be a focused place to discuss different aspects of our art. The idea is to give ourselves most of the month to prepare our thoughts & opinions on a particular...

Daniel Garcia is a mustang! A sexy mustang!

DG is one of my best friends - He's currently busy teaching magic to a small species of African fish in the hopes of creating an army of "swimming Knysna sea-horses that even Vernon could be proud of." Garcia's philanthropic endeavors are an inspiration to us all - his last amazing achievement...

Ha! You guys are awesome! I can assure you that T11 & E are completely different companies. E announced in their forums the other day that they are now working on a new site design, I'm sure that is what your quote was reffering to. ... :)

Ooooooo... I think I like that.

Dave: Welcome! That is a very interesting idea as well. Leaving it open all month. Doing that however, I am concerened that the conversation may quickly become unproductive & repetitive... What do you guys think?