I have all my art pieces sketched out with notes about meaning, colors, the engineering of how I'm putting the objects best to be attached. I don't think about who'll be looking at these sketchbooks/journals but it's all what I need to see how a piece will evolve in the best way it needs to be. I don't get too detailed about the meaning other than some general writings as to what I want the piece to say for me as when I used to have shows, I loved hearing what the public would say about the pieces. But when art critics came around, they were so determined as to what exactly a piece meant.....not to them specifically, but they had their conviction as to what they assumed I was saying with a piece. I treated that with some annoyance when they got it not quite right yet amused as I had to allow everyone to say what they felt about a piece. I even had one woman want to hide a piece as she thought it was about something that offended her and didn't bother to ask me about it. I don't really think about what the future holds once I kick the bucket and am gone. I don't even know what'll happen to my art at all. But I'll keep making it because I have to. Thanks for another great essay.
None of us will care what we left behind when we leave, we’ll be on to the next adventure. BUT, it seems a nice gesture to leave behind some nourishment for the artists who follow as we have been by our predecessors. Again that is beyond our ability but still a gesture worth leaving behind. Just that we know we did it is worth the effort. But in the meantime that record is of great personal use I think.
For sure what you said especially the last sentence. It's such a guide and like having someone out there to feedback as seeing it written down/sketched out can inform us of what is missing/needed. I'm also fortunate to have some outside art conversations with in a long-time friend who's an artist. But yes......keeping a journal/sketchbook of our ideas is so vital in so many ways. I love going back in years to review older ones to see where I was at back then. The work then and now is both autobiographical and about the outside world. Thanks for your reply.
I’ve been enjoying all of your writings. As always, they are excellent and thought provoking. Not commenting much as I’m recovering from a fall and surgery.
I hope you heal well and soon yet take care of yourself first and foremost and allow the time you need to do this. Blessings to you with a new year much improved filled with joy, creativity, and love. Hugs to you.
I have all my art pieces sketched out with notes about meaning, colors, the engineering of how I'm putting the objects best to be attached. I don't think about who'll be looking at these sketchbooks/journals but it's all what I need to see how a piece will evolve in the best way it needs to be. I don't get too detailed about the meaning other than some general writings as to what I want the piece to say for me as when I used to have shows, I loved hearing what the public would say about the pieces. But when art critics came around, they were so determined as to what exactly a piece meant.....not to them specifically, but they had their conviction as to what they assumed I was saying with a piece. I treated that with some annoyance when they got it not quite right yet amused as I had to allow everyone to say what they felt about a piece. I even had one woman want to hide a piece as she thought it was about something that offended her and didn't bother to ask me about it. I don't really think about what the future holds once I kick the bucket and am gone. I don't even know what'll happen to my art at all. But I'll keep making it because I have to. Thanks for another great essay.
None of us will care what we left behind when we leave, we’ll be on to the next adventure. BUT, it seems a nice gesture to leave behind some nourishment for the artists who follow as we have been by our predecessors. Again that is beyond our ability but still a gesture worth leaving behind. Just that we know we did it is worth the effort. But in the meantime that record is of great personal use I think.
For sure what you said especially the last sentence. It's such a guide and like having someone out there to feedback as seeing it written down/sketched out can inform us of what is missing/needed. I'm also fortunate to have some outside art conversations with in a long-time friend who's an artist. But yes......keeping a journal/sketchbook of our ideas is so vital in so many ways. I love going back in years to review older ones to see where I was at back then. The work then and now is both autobiographical and about the outside world. Thanks for your reply.
I’ve been enjoying all of your writings. As always, they are excellent and thought provoking. Not commenting much as I’m recovering from a fall and surgery.
I hope you heal well and soon yet take care of yourself first and foremost and allow the time you need to do this. Blessings to you with a new year much improved filled with joy, creativity, and love. Hugs to you.
Sorry to hear about that! Bummer! Love and light to you and a speedy recovery.