What do you want from art?
As a Student, or Artist, whichever position you are in, stop and have a think for a bit. What do you want from Visual Art.. and perhaps why do you want it.
Lets explore a little. Oh and feel free to give me feedback via the comments as I think this is a hot topic to think about.
Student
- Learn about various materials and processes
- Develop an understanding/appreciation of creative processes
- Develop a body of work
- Learn about the theory and history of Visual Art
- Explore the cultural and or other implications of Visual Art
- To explore and or respond to your subject matter
- To develop concepts, issues and notions about your art in a contemporary context (self - wider community - global)
- Other?
Artist
- To explore and or respond to your subject matter
- To develop concepts, issues and notions about your art in a contemporary context (self - wider community - global)
- To perhaps make $$ from the sale of your works
- To experience the responses your audience has about your works
- As a device to build your status…
- Other?
Note at the Artist’s level the wants can be different to the student’s but there is a solid overlap.
Would working on these points assist or hinder the people involved? or would it provide a springboard for further discussion, development etc…
Let us know what you think!
November 23, 2011 | Filed Under Analyse Visual Art, My Two Cents...
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Howdy!
As a virtual artist, I paint for several reasons. One, to capture the essense and soul of a landscape in oil paint in alignment with my internal vision.
Two, I paint to learn and grow as a painter, to learn new techniques, materials, tools, so that I’m more skilled in helping me achieve my number one (above).
Three, I paint to create works I can share with others with desires to earn income and feedback from it. If the feedback is positive, I believe and know that income will be positive. If the feedback is negative, I’m learning through the views of those people and trying to see what they see so I can grow as a painter.
Ultimately, I paint because I’d like to be able to enjoy a life fulfilled through the joy of painting, travelling, and sharing painted scenes of beauty with others.
There’s no joy in working in a cubicle in corporate america. Painting is life, spirit, soul, body, and mind.