critique question #01 from aib june 07 residency
what kind of painter to you want to be?
not sure i am defined as one > just one of the things i like to do
paint skills i admire/aspire to:
want to be the “real mcCoy:” have total control/mastery so that i can do with 3 brushstrokes that would once take 10 brushstrokes
painters with brush skills i admire:
living painters:
my current fav is jerome witkin. he has a really diverse brushstroke repertoire that contributes to his dynamic paintings.he manages to keep styles distinct on the canvas > almost as each style was it's own object in a mix media assemblage. he combines the whole history of brushwork on one canvas. i like alan magee & lipking's brushwork too. lipking has an elegant barbison quality to his brushwork while magee's is breath-takenly tight.
dead guys:
depends on aspect of painting/brushstrokes we are talking about. picasso, inness, turner, rembrandt, cezanne, odilon redon, & alma-tadema, franz kline, sam harris (to name a few) were all miraculous/strategic/efficient/dynamic with a brush.
conceptual:
like edgy > yet not as marketable for home use. yet, one must pay the bills. glad i do not have to consider this in regard to this residency.
do like big/site specific stuff. plan to continue, yet need to do small stuff as well to demonstrate skills for potential gigs & be better teacher - able to meet students needs/skills. i have taken too many classes from too many "one trick ponies" that could not answer questions or teach desired skills. some tend to lock into one aspect or style & are incompetent at all the others. while i may never master all > i hope to be able to bring enough skills/knowledge to the table to be of service when i go back to the classroom.
critique question #02 from aib june 07 residency
(from) where do my interests emerge?
from process > the "what if..."
i will work on intuitive play & research driven images at the same time. think having both going at once keeps things fresh. i am curious & have interests all over the place. i have been told that i bring this to my work & that this adds a welcome complexity.
will come back to this question > not content with my response
critique question #03 from aib june 07 residency
what ultimately is your medium?
my brain???
some things are best said with photo & likewise a large abstract might be better suited for less tangible/internal/emotional expressions.sometimes poetry/words, sound, motion, scents (combination of) are the best vehicles to define/share/express "it."
choosing a medium references it’s historic legacy. i choose actively
if art is a visual/iconic language then one needs to consider ambiguities as well as audience literacy >>>> to a point & if the artist actually wants to connect with viewers. i do.
some believe art is to be a pure expression of ego & therefore should disregard the viewer. think it is in my nature/work to do a bit of both. from a social psychology view it is impossible for me/anyone to create something & not be in the mix. since bias is inevitable one does not need to worry about adding/honing it.
guess that makes me a mix media artist > still. have identified myself in the past as such for lack of a better label. it is hard for me to define art by medium since it all takes place in one's mind. it seem archaic that we have not evolved past this need for little boxes. just because monet & a few chums deemed the public too stupid & therefore deducing that artists must create an artistic identity (like a corporate/product identity) we are damned by what did not exist prior to this banker's appropriation of thought from the industrial revolution & the birth of product advertising/print marketing in their day.monet was the first to restrict an exhibit to a single series of 15 images(poplars) & inspired thematic series painting (flowers,water, paths, atmosphere) as metaphors of life. these are not bad ideas - think they were a great contribution, yet do not think it should be written in stone as the only way to work. hope we have evolved past such limitations. i wonder what great works never came into being because of this imposed mindset. what exploration or innovative offerings/tangents were not acted upon or shared? a price has been paid for this & i feel sadden for our loss.
do i have a core set of issues?
why is this soooo hard to answer?
do not know how to consider this question in reference to my art.
the only time i have seen this question in the past is in regard to therapy text. what, so now i need therapy to figure out what my art means or why i have always done it?
hmmmmm maybe i should look into recreational hypnosis > find my dark truth or least a few past lives so i can create a series based on the results. it maybe fiction - but it's MY fiction :) this actually sounds fun & fruitful. a self indulgent fantasy vacation without leaving home.
do not know how to go about finding the answer to this question > so i work on the others first & hope for an epiphany down the road.
critique question #05 from aib june 07 residency
what is my question?
not sure how to take this.
do i have to have one?
off the cuff i would say i am process driven & therefore my question would be “what if i took __ + __ + __ and tried to apply/portray/process it in _______ fashion?”
if this is a conceptual/interpretation question > do not know. have had different focus/themes/issues to work out/express over the last 40+ years of studio work & think i am done with most of key ones people think of (feminist,identity,reflective,ethnicity,religion ,sexuality, politics, wanna be/have/create x). the last 10 years have been more public/community/us driven > me as a cog among many.
one aib instructor critique observation stated that my public installation work has brought a "generosity" to my personal work that is inclusive and appealing. i like that. think that is incredibly awesome & maybe the highest complement i have ever received. so, if i lock on to this then what would "my question" be & how can i take this quality further?
maybe my question should be "how can i better seduce & manipulate the viewer?"
>>>what attributes of my work achieves this & how can i distill this to heighten this seduction?
"abstract thoughts for abstract paintings (i mean mix-media)"
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