I know what you mean. Yes, I have watched some of those shows, I think it is terrible to put people through such pain and torture. These show as you know are there to make money, the feelings of the artist is the least of their concerns.
Thank you, Cecil. I could not agree with you more. I have never liked competition and have never liked to copy someone. But I always like to be with creative people, because of their energy and artistic spirit. I feel like they understand me and there is a kinship among us. We all learn from one another which is like a never ending source of inspiration. It always amazes me to see so many talented artists in the world and always exciting to see how they portray the world around them.
I don't know if you ever watched those TV shows that try to pit artists or young fashion designers against each other to win some sort of opportunity. So gross! In fact all of those kind of shows are gross but it encourages the participants and the audience to think in those kind of aggressive and competitive terms which, I think is the complete antithesis of the creative life or the creative community. The other part is subjecting the participants to being judged and awarded or rejected by some authority. That is especially ugly.
Being inspired by another artist's work is a great thing as that can light the fire within to reach a higher place in my own work. Even as a child, when the teacher put drawings on the wall of a fellow student, it only made me strive to do better so that one day, the teacher would put my art up there too. I'd even ask the kid who's art was on the wall for advice on how to draw something better. I've only been competitive with myself as I did when I was a runner. But as an artist, I appreciate other artists who also do the kind of art I do (assemblage/mixed media) as their work only inspires me to go beyond my own boundaries.
Thanks for writing Annette. I agree, we all depend on each other for inspiration and new insights. I am often amazed by other artists' works. There are so many great artists today and I think it is because we can all see each others works in real time on the internet which allows us all to learn and grow and be challenged by each other. We can all be aware of more than we can possibly take in and it all makes you think and consider and want to participate in the conversation through our own work.
I'm glad I found your site. I'm somewhat removed from the art community here in Houston other than going to some of the openings. I communicate with a few people about art via email but most live out of state. Still, it's nice to get feedback and talk about art in general or the specifics of theory, intention, and all the other good stuff about art. We give each other feedback about our work and it's very encouraging. In the past I have thought about getting a group together of artists of all levels to bring a piece and have a safe place to offer feedback and whatnot. I may do that one of these days (gotta get rid of that procrastination thing that hovers over me....).
I have a film maker friend in Dallas that does a once a month Zoom get together with other film makers. They just hang out and drink beer together on Zoom and talk shop. That seemed like a cool idea. Recently I came upon a collage group here in ABQ https://www.facebook.com/groups/543039763123628 I have been able to make it to a few of those monthly get togethers where everyone shows up with their collage stuff and makes collages. It has been fun.
I am technically stunted in knowledge and actually......fear it. I don't do zoom or FB but I may do a call out from the NextDoor app as there's some artists on there. I also may not make the group specifically about assemblage but invite all sorts of artist, maybe even include photographers and poets. Hmmmm, something to give more thought about it. I have really enjoyed your poems by the way.
I know what you mean. Yes, I have watched some of those shows, I think it is terrible to put people through such pain and torture. These show as you know are there to make money, the feelings of the artist is the least of their concerns.
Thank you, Cecil. I could not agree with you more. I have never liked competition and have never liked to copy someone. But I always like to be with creative people, because of their energy and artistic spirit. I feel like they understand me and there is a kinship among us. We all learn from one another which is like a never ending source of inspiration. It always amazes me to see so many talented artists in the world and always exciting to see how they portray the world around them.
I don't know if you ever watched those TV shows that try to pit artists or young fashion designers against each other to win some sort of opportunity. So gross! In fact all of those kind of shows are gross but it encourages the participants and the audience to think in those kind of aggressive and competitive terms which, I think is the complete antithesis of the creative life or the creative community. The other part is subjecting the participants to being judged and awarded or rejected by some authority. That is especially ugly.
Being inspired by another artist's work is a great thing as that can light the fire within to reach a higher place in my own work. Even as a child, when the teacher put drawings on the wall of a fellow student, it only made me strive to do better so that one day, the teacher would put my art up there too. I'd even ask the kid who's art was on the wall for advice on how to draw something better. I've only been competitive with myself as I did when I was a runner. But as an artist, I appreciate other artists who also do the kind of art I do (assemblage/mixed media) as their work only inspires me to go beyond my own boundaries.
Thanks for writing Annette. I agree, we all depend on each other for inspiration and new insights. I am often amazed by other artists' works. There are so many great artists today and I think it is because we can all see each others works in real time on the internet which allows us all to learn and grow and be challenged by each other. We can all be aware of more than we can possibly take in and it all makes you think and consider and want to participate in the conversation through our own work.
I'm glad I found your site. I'm somewhat removed from the art community here in Houston other than going to some of the openings. I communicate with a few people about art via email but most live out of state. Still, it's nice to get feedback and talk about art in general or the specifics of theory, intention, and all the other good stuff about art. We give each other feedback about our work and it's very encouraging. In the past I have thought about getting a group together of artists of all levels to bring a piece and have a safe place to offer feedback and whatnot. I may do that one of these days (gotta get rid of that procrastination thing that hovers over me....).
I have a film maker friend in Dallas that does a once a month Zoom get together with other film makers. They just hang out and drink beer together on Zoom and talk shop. That seemed like a cool idea. Recently I came upon a collage group here in ABQ https://www.facebook.com/groups/543039763123628 I have been able to make it to a few of those monthly get togethers where everyone shows up with their collage stuff and makes collages. It has been fun.
I am technically stunted in knowledge and actually......fear it. I don't do zoom or FB but I may do a call out from the NextDoor app as there's some artists on there. I also may not make the group specifically about assemblage but invite all sorts of artist, maybe even include photographers and poets. Hmmmm, something to give more thought about it. I have really enjoyed your poems by the way.
"I have really enjoyed your poems by the way." Thanks Annette. I'll keep posting those.