Go With It
For the past week, I've been mulling over these last few articles we read for my Contemporary Studies' class, "Is Education Over-Killing Young Artists", and "Picasso Didn't Have an MFA." Both articles stressed similar points--don't fall into the habit of all talk and no action, or all theory and no play, no creativity, no passion. It’s easy to get caught up in learning new information and history. And yes, it does open up for lengthy art discussions of what people did and didn't do, and the theories behind the theories, and the metaphor behind the symbolism, and the precept behind the concept, and the unconsciousness behind the consciousness, and the refraction behind the reflection. But having these talks is a balance as well as contemplating through reading, journaling, or meditating will help bring new revelations to your work.
But when you get down to the core, the spirit of one's work, you get to be a part of the excitement and beauty of what art and art making is all about. The energy might be the missing element as to why people are speculating about the decline of young artists. How do we as humans, let alone artists, maintain and develop our selves and see through the thickness of popular culture, media mayheim, information and patterned lifestyles and mechanical movements.
Please don’t hold back yourself from the constraints of our times. Don’t be afraid if someone's already done that, don't be afraid if someone hasn't done that. One way or another, we are creating works that were influenced and inspired by others, We are creating works that were solely of our own accord and heart. What this means is that your work is your work. And that, my friend, is the magical part about being an artist and being apart of your art making process. The most important element in teaching art is to find your voice, to your own approach to intuitively, passionately, and maybe a little obsessively, delve into the craft of your choice and go with it.
The Kids Aren’t Alright: Is Over-Education Killing Young Artists by Aaron Rose.
http://www.paperrad.org/info/press/Aaron-Rose-LA-Weekly.html
Picasso Didn’t Have an MFA: Reflections on Art Teaching and the “New Academy” by John Seed. http://www.artsiteguide.com/march01/picassodidnt.html
But when you get down to the core, the spirit of one's work, you get to be a part of the excitement and beauty of what art and art making is all about. The energy might be the missing element as to why people are speculating about the decline of young artists. How do we as humans, let alone artists, maintain and develop our selves and see through the thickness of popular culture, media mayheim, information and patterned lifestyles and mechanical movements.
Please don’t hold back yourself from the constraints of our times. Don’t be afraid if someone's already done that, don't be afraid if someone hasn't done that. One way or another, we are creating works that were influenced and inspired by others, We are creating works that were solely of our own accord and heart. What this means is that your work is your work. And that, my friend, is the magical part about being an artist and being apart of your art making process. The most important element in teaching art is to find your voice, to your own approach to intuitively, passionately, and maybe a little obsessively, delve into the craft of your choice and go with it.
The Kids Aren’t Alright: Is Over-Education Killing Young Artists by Aaron Rose.
http://www.paperrad.org/info/press/Aaron-Rose-LA-Weekly.html
Picasso Didn’t Have an MFA: Reflections on Art Teaching and the “New Academy” by John Seed. http://www.artsiteguide.com/march01/picassodidnt.html
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