As an artist I find myself increasingly unsure of what is art, what is not, and how to define or even recognise a ‘masterpiece’
ONLY DOCTOR WHO RECOGNISED A MASTER. FOR THE REST OF US ITS MERELY AN ACT OF FAITH.
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Artwork
DRAWING A LINE AROUND THE NAKED FORM. HOW BIZARRE.
The life drawing class I attended last week had a sign on the door telling anyone that entered that there was a nude model inside should anyone be offended. If the entire class had been naked [a bunch of elderly, misshapen bodies ravaged by life], I could understand the warning, but an attractive blonde perched on a stool – hardly.
THE COLOUR OF SUCCESS AND THE PRISMATIC QUANDARY
How do I know what the audience is actually seeing in terms of the colour I use? Do they even give the same names to the colours as I do? Are they seeing colour at all?
I HAD LITTLE TIME FOR STAFF MEETINGS AND THEY FOR ME. A WASTED OPPORTUNITY.
While art as a profession certainly wasn’t taken seriously, there was the belief that any student need train only once and could be in the same job with yearly promotion for life.
WHEN ELSEWHERE IS NOWHERE AND HERE AND NOW SOON DISMISSED
An art gallery owning friend was expressing her frustration with gallery visitors a few days ago. Many were in and out in two minutes
MY CAT IS AN ARTIST, BUT CHOOSES NOT TO PRACTICE.
I watched film some time ago of an elephant painting. It painted elephants and trees in startlingly observed detail..