I just caught up on “School of Saatchi,” and while I thought it to be slightly out of date (the question “Is it art?” is not a new one) and ridiculous in parts, (the anonymous phone calls from Saatchi, for example) it did allow me to consider a few things about my own stance on art….
Personally, I would never enter such a competition as I don’t chase fame or money. It did make me wonder about my reasons for needing to create art, I think a lot of the time it is just a burning interest, or an aspect of my personality that needs exploring in a physical way.
I think that the quote “the charmed inner circle of contemporary art” was an awful statement. In Newcastle, and probably in many cities, the most interesting collectives and spaces are sprawled out and intertwined, low budget and makeshift. I’d much rather go to a Hangar 51 show than one at the Baltic. I think I prefer the immediate and the unseen, not something that I have seen in a book or online countless times (possibly a reason why I am making decisions about whether to photograph my current work or not).
Is it important to look at others work? This was asked to one girl who claimed that it was unnecessary, yet I love it when you’ve been working on something and come across someone who you have never met or spoken to, and who is exploring the same ideas or methods.
I could sound as ridiculous as I said the show, but I guess we all have our opinions. I found it interesting to see Suki Chan on there, as I saw her work in Manchester last December, she must desire to be in the so-called “charmed inner circle”.
