tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post4717277385789277047..comments2024-03-13T00:11:38.615-04:00Comments on Art in the Studio: When Does Art Become Product?Nancy Natalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-84942014806532742372010-04-23T08:18:00.730-04:002010-04-23T08:18:00.730-04:00So much food for thought here NN!
A few things tha...So much food for thought here NN!<br />A few things that come to mind:<br />I too seem to feel differently about my work once it leaves the studio, though I don't feel detached so much as I see it with different eyes. The critic in me relaxes a bit once I have determined that the piece is "done" which is one of the most difficult parts of the process.<br /><br />Since I am an open-ended sort of person who courts ambiguity and has learned to somewhat tolerate uncertainty (!!!) this final stage of making--determining that my role in its creation is completed--allows me to step away from it, and, if I'm showing the piece, the process continues on with the viewer. The process then becomes visual/cognitive/perceptual rather than material/building/physical, etc. At this point, the painting seems to no longer "belong" to me. Of course, until/unless it is sold, it will "belong" to me, but I no longer feel I have control of its creative process except for how and where it is shown. I might feel differently though, if my paintings were stolen. <br /><br />Great post. So sorry for the loss to the artists and the Gallery. Bona fortuna to all.....Pamela Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892384331947566237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-68273242148001702402010-04-21T17:09:41.860-04:002010-04-21T17:09:41.860-04:00I admire your work a great deal and it pisses me o...I admire your work a great deal and it pisses me off that it was stolen and then trashed. Happy you got it aback. I feel confident they had no idea what they were stealing. That being said I just wonder "why". Perhaps they could tell us why but I don't really want to hear from the thugs, I just want them to stop! Creative people put so much of themselves into what they do and this attack was one of disrespect and indifference to the artist and the items they stole.Terry Jarrard-Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709683518897702916noreply@blogger.com