Studio Visitors
One of my secret pastimes - asides from people watching
with my daughter in parks, malls or on tropical beaches- is gallery hopping.
Not because I like to interact with the gallery owners, or curators , or assistants
working there, no-no-no, but because I
am always trying to find that " je ne sais quoi " , that ineffable
that will bring me to create new and exciting paintings.
It does not matter if the shows are of ceramics, textile
art, photography, or sculpture , I know
that all of it will translate in my personal arsenal , my own interpretation of
what I felt looking at things.All that was decanted from it - no matter the city,
country or continent -is actually
searching for Myself.
So goes, that every time a visitor enters My gallery/
studio, I know he/ she is not here interested in my work, but finding
themselves.
"Nebulae" by Bianka Guna Acrylic on Canvas 12"x12"
When people are entering my studio, my first question
after giving them a minute or two to look around is : ARE YOU ARTISTS ?
Sometimes it's obvious they are : observing brush work they have the nose into
the painting, some are obviously observing compositions from far away, others
are interested in the details of the "show", literature , catalogues,
maps and cards that lay on small tables. Some are in a hurry, some take their
time to observe even the other people around, the human interaction.
Sharing a building with other visual artists is a matter a choice for passers- by, and a lot
more convenient than we admit .The visitors divide themselves into
representational, hyper realism admirers and non-objective art lovers very
fast, and I know from the start that the ones entering my place are into really
wanting to see my work and discuss it .
It is not a visit for the sake of entering, once they are
"in " ,I know there is a reason they are touring the place. They are
taking in all they want or need, and I am not there to take away the magic of
the moment. It is so simple to ruin the atmosphere , especially for sensitive souls like
artists , I am not going to do it, I know better than that!