Scott’s artist talk was super meaningful for me last week, and I took away several important things that should be noted by anyone working in the art industry.
- One of the most difficult parts of being an artist is the act of exercising self-discipline.
This is something we are currently learning to manage in Sem. We don’t have set deadlines. We don’t have guided projects. We don’t have the pressures of a standard classroom setting which creates pressure in of itself as well as reverence for the style of most class syllabi (at least this holds true for me).
2. Making ‘bad’ art is not a bad thing. ‘Bad’ art → letting your guard down → ‘good’ art
It is O.K. to make something that doesn’t satisfy you! It is also O.K. for a project to fail miserably despite your hopes and dreams! It’s all about getting it out of your system. open that seal and let it flow. From there, you can work with it so much better. Make a mess. Let down your guard. Clean it up again. Don’t expect yourself to be the next Renoir of Rochester.
3. Scratch your itches.
If you have a fixation on something in particular, even if it seems TOTALLY irrelevant to what you think you’re interested in, make it! You clearly have thought about it enough to dance with the idea of making it. So just do it! That will help more creativity grow and flow, and it will help you think through all the thoughts you might have tucked away or swirling around uncontrollably. Also, there is no reason to not scratch your itches.
4. Forget the “why”.
Don’t have a deep, resonating meaning behind a piece you’re working on or want to work on? Forget it! Think about it later. Or don’t. It will come to you when the time is right, and maybe the why was just because, or was focused on the process of creating.
N.B.: All that has been mentioned above do of course, hold true for at least myself.
- Bella
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