Can you just give up art?
Apparently when the chips are down you just call it quits be thankful for the education and the experiences and then opt out and pursue another goal. You can do that. Or you can quit while your ahead if you like.
I’d never considered it until today when I met a friend and an artists who’s work I really respected and enjoyed. He told me he’s content with the journey so far and now it’s time to accept that it just isn’t worth pursuing anymore. I don’t know if I can accept it but there it is.
On a different note I am so tremendously glad of my decision to venture over to the V and A for an exhibition of camera-less photography. I’d not paid for Gabriel Orozco at Tate Modern. The place was crawling with school children and I was on a mission to take in some big artstuff. I felt that it just wasn’t the right time but fingers crossed i get to see it before April 25th.
Anyway the V and A show, I just couldn’t believe it when I saw it. I just wanted to eat it all up. Most especially Floris Neususs’s Korperfotograms which were living shadows caught on light sensitive paper. And to top it he’s in love with Talbot. Well I can only assume so from his work. It’s just so exciting to see people are working with the things that are just in my head at the moment and that the work is recognised by somewhere like the V and A. I’m itching to read and see more from these photographers. I’m so inspired I can hardly go asleep tonight with all the ideas dancing in my head.
I took it easy after that. By lunch I’d been all acrcos town so I decided to take it more casually around Picadilli area, Dover St, Cork St, Saville Row and all the well thought out places where everything is fine and just a bit magical.
We cooed and chuckled at what Cindy Sherman had done at Monika Spruths. What a clever and beautiful lady. So real in her fakery.
Saw Martin creed on a trip with Sean Scully and then Tracey and Louise played with each others drawings. Mostly I was just soaking up the richness of everything. Now I’m just so so tired I could collapse.
Tomorrow I am going to find a little budget for materials so I can get on with my work.
