Aim for a Compelling, Unorthodox Originality
Painting by Matthew Ritchie
“The Living Will”
2004
Oil and marker on canvas
88 x 99 inches
An idea that bears repeating – aim for a compelling, unorthodox originality…
Why Do You Paint What You Paint?
Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
I am so going to miss these classes with Andrew Long. He said this would be a life-altering experience, and as grand a claim as that may sound, he wasn’t kidding.
Painting from Another Viewpoint
Painting by Julia Mehretu
“Excerpt (Riot)”
2003
ink and acrylic on canvas
32 x 54”
Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
Are Your Objects Objects or Facsimiles?
“Rabbit”
Jeff Koons 1986
Stainless Steel
41 x 19 x 12 inches
Class notes from Poetic Non-Representational Acrylic Painting with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
The object in the painting – is it being an object vs. being a facsimile of the object? Does it have a history, a great hook, and richness, a fullness, or is it empty?
What’s the difference between this abstract piece of art and wallpaper?
Why Do You Create the Art You Create?
Painting by Terry Winters, just because it’s so frigging beautiful!
Notes in response to the question “Why Do You Create the Art You Create?” posed in the class Poetic Non-Representational Acrylic Painting with Andrew long, Fall 2007
Thoughts and Quotes in response (from several previous classes at SAIC posted earlier in this blog):
An artist needs to be able sustain their penetration to move past a simply available solution to one with greater depth.
Just Make Work!
Painting by Joan Snyder
“Magic Meadow”
Class notes from Poetic Non-Representational Acrylic Painting with Andrew Long , Fall 2007
What do you think of when you think of a building? Do you think of the structure underneath? Why don’t they call it a “built”? “Building” is a verb – a process.
Jackhammer Your Myths
Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
Jackhammer your myths.
For me, consolidate my careers. Think about validation. Making money doesn’t validate your art (yes, but it makes it possible to spend more time doing your art).
Think about, art can be more fun w/o the business end of it.
Think about expectations.
Einstein on the Beach
Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
“One theory of education says that learning is not accumulating information but discarding what your mind doesn’t need.”
Churn All Your Influences
Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
Are you what you paint?
Are you painting something external or internal?
Painting Nice Little Paintings is Better than Doing Heroine
Painting by Richard Prince
Untitled (The Velvets)
Canvas, Acrylic
Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
This class will be a guaranteed life-changing experience. A gift you give yourself.
Richard Prince – it may take him 5 years to understand a work he’s done.
NOT doing your schtick.
Paintings nice little paintings is better than doing heroine.
(But is it enough?)
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