I want this blog to be a snapshot into my art experiences. Last year (which has gone SOOO fast) I was doing a lot of soul searching about the diverse nature of my artistic endeavours. I'd begun to notice that artists who "make it" into mainstream galleries have a recogniseable identity which maybe leads them toward a specific path, and perhaps one that comes with certain constraints.
Thinking in a "corporate" sense, it would seem that the financially oriented gallery world tends to produce a "branded" artist. Collectors tend to identify with an artistic theme or individualism of style that an artist presents. It then becomes difficult for the artist to break away from that mould as they risk alienating their client base.
In an ideal world, we could all be producing artworks where the selling of them doesn't matter. But it does - some of us use art as their means of income - so various factors come to bear.
I ended up with deciding that I am who I am, and if that means I do a lot of different stuff then I'm going to celebrate that! It's an asset in teching as I can discuss a wider range of subjects, media and styles from an informed position.
So - the blog content is going to be about my experiences and how these relate to and influence my own artworks as they appear in various "streams" . Let's hope these streams flow into something you find inspirational in some way.
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