Friday, 24 August 2012
Thursday, 16 August 2012
More than anything, it's a way of looking at the world.
I do art. I love it, and I've supported
myself with it over the years. I have a fair amount of technical
ability and I'm very versatile. I can copy anything--would be a good
forger. I've called myself an artist, and even listed it on my tax
returns for a couple of years. But I always feel like a phony, because I
lack that essential spark, that fire that is the thing that sets the
true artistic personality apart from the rest of us. My husband once
told me that I'd never be a true artist "because I'm not tormented
enough." I know what he means. Even in my younger days I was more
interested in taking a nap than expanding my creative limits. When I
was growing up, I was offered a chance to go to the High School of Art
and Design (and 2 subway tokens a day) if I'd stay in school. I quit
school and got a job in a supermarket because I wanted a steady,
reliable income.
To define an artist you must first define art..
Art is about freedom and creative expression. Being an artist is first and foremost about feeling free to create. It is about expressing what is inside you, expressing something that potentially others have not expressed before or have expressed in a different way. It is about expressing what you want and maybe even need to express. It has nothing to do with schooling or if you create profesionally or as a hobby.
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