mel jacobson on tue 22 nov 05
just an added thought.
remember, those that teach, exhibit art, write about
art, sell art or do the history of art are all trying to make
a living doing just that. talking, writing and being smart about art.
those rare teachers that participate in the daily production of art
are great gifts to the art world.
adjunct artist support folks don't make art, they talk, exhibit or try and
sell art.
the root of them making money are folks making art.
who has the most importance, those that sell, or those
that make? many in the money making world of art
just usurp importance. they just plain make themselves more
important. they are not. it is speculated that almost 400 galleries
in new york city go broke each year. others take their place.
walk into one of those galleries and introduce yourself as a working
art/crafts person. the icy reception will freeze flowers. do you really
think that gallery owners in new york city wake each day thinking
of the welfare of their stable? not likely. they are trying to make next
months rent...and anyway they can make it happen will work for them.
for me.
the makers of visual and craft art are the source.
remember that, respect yourself. if not for those that
make art...all the rest would fade into the woodwork.
someone has to do the dirty work. might as well be us.
and, without question...we do what most in the world want
to do...be creative, work hard, have independence from the
drudgery of life. i would not change places with anyone on earth.
i love what i do. and, a long time ago, a chose this life. my choice.
my life...and no gallery director, museum curator or newspaper critic
rules what i do...ever.
remember, if we stop doing art, that newspaper critic will have to
start covering nascar.
mel
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
2ley on tue 22 nov 05
From: "mel jacobson"
> for me.
> the makers of visual and craft art are the source.
> remember that, respect yourself. if not for those that
> make art...all the rest would fade into the woodwork.
> someone has to do the dirty work. might as well be us.
> and, without question...we do what most in the world want
> to do...be creative, work hard, have independence from the
> drudgery of life. i would not change places with anyone on earth.
> i love what i do. and, a long time ago, a chose this life. my choice.
> my life...and no gallery director, museum curator or newspaper critic
> rules what i do...ever.
> remember, if we stop doing art, that newspaper critic will have to
> start covering nascar.
And finally we come to the heart of the matter. It is the individual artist
who determines the value of the art to his or her own self. Do I feel
better when I sell something? Sure, it's nice to be appreciated. Do I
panic when people don't get some of my work? No, not if it feeds the need I
have to create. Is some of it self-referential? Perhaps. Would I stop
being an artist for any reason? No. I could no more stop taking photos,
stop throwing clay, than I could stop breathing.
Philip Tuley
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