Forget -Me –Not Kind
of Art
I was asked many, many, times by my students : What do
you need in a successful painting ?
Will it be
that a good sense of humor , some crude
and raw feelings not very well masked into beautiful shapes and colors, or what
about some soft edges or maybe unusual textures covering political issues ?
What about an enchanting color palette , that can be properly messed up ?
Painting classical in a humorous way, or go with stick people on social issues?
Well, too much beauty will bore us , the same as to much
ugliness , and beware of the perfect balance too , I am always answering.
A bit of craziness, some serious thoughts, and of course
don't forget your personal touch: it can be the softness of paint application, or on the contrary a rough
textured surface, calligraphy, a sense of depth and tri dimensionality , the
scale, or maybe the lack of it. Paint on the back of the stretched canvas, or
wrap a watercolor on a stretcher, cover
it in wax, or maybe hung the papers like clothes on a line , go with something
that speaks to you. Paint something that is uniquely you, be memorable.
Yes, we are, much more than we think we are, a complex
organism capable of amazing inventiveness, we can say many things at once or
concentrate on one idea, and be concis .
And most importantly I am adding, let's not be shy,
scared, inhibited ,let's not have an
inferiority complex, let's not be too harsh on ourselves, let go, fly, fall,
free!!
We are the envy of the 99.99% - we , the artists!
Leave the modesty at
the back door, please!!!
For years and years , when people were asking what do I do , I was answering " A
Painter!" , " Ah, you paint houses ?," they will ask. “No,
not that kind, the fine art more like painting”, " Oh, an
Artist!!!" , " Yes, That kind.
I guess ! "
Shy no more, care no more, just be ! No shame! Self
-esteem is for sissies ,anyway, somebody said !!
