My Cycle of Artistic Practice for Processes, Research and more!
This afternoon I wanted to draw up a mind map of my arts practice of how successful I might have to be in the art world.
Research
I think well and truly that research and process is just as important as an art work I feel. I think that research can uncover those lost secrets of how historical and present art is made up today and could make someone understand more clearly to what the art is all about. Whether the research is as far as a distant country or it stands right there in a book or a computer screen, it feels us up with an infinite amount of ideas and strategies in creating our own artwork.
Process
Process is one of the key principles of documenting the making or an artwork or the finished piece. I feel that process can play just as importantly as the artwork because some of us always wanna know how it’s made, why they made it and where did they get the materials to make it? In some artworks that I have seen, I have always wanted to know how stuff was made and where they got the materials to make it.
Process – An Agent who imports materials from far distances
A guy like Damien Hirst for instance with his ‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living’ which was a shark that was imported from the other side of the world from Thailand. Now most of us probably would not know about it if it wasn’t documented within a book, the internet or the recording of himself.
Process – Photography and video
Gordon Matta-Clark liked to document the makings of his art pieces whether it was knocking holes into apartments or warehouses. He liked to document his artistic process by using photography and videoing and this captures new discoveries, problems and abilities of making an artwork within this kind of process.
Artwork Where? when? how?
How?
To creating the best artwork I believe we should enjoy it every second and treat it as if we were on a mission to discovering something new to the artworld! I believe that artists should be punctual, organised and allow enough time to finish tasks for the day in completing the processes successfully. Always take mistakes and criticism as this is not a heart to heart experience but is there for the best results at the end of the day.
When?
I think people should always make a nice scheduled time between their written work and practical work and sometimes is hard to switch off from one to the other. Some people work better by doing their practical work during the day and some during their written in the afternoon whilst most others do their written in the evenings instead. I believe that the best way is to finish our practical in the afternoon and allowing our mind to gently ease off any practical work. The time it takes to get back home may just be what our mind needs is a good break and could be a good way to gently ease into the written world in the evenings but people vary.
Where?
People always find it pleasant and relaxing to do most of their work in their studio spaces while some others prefer to do some of their artistic practice in the workshops where they can also meet different people everyday. I felt that meeting people in a workshop than in a studio space can be quite beneficial as new ideas can be passed around to help us develop our art work like 10x quicker. A workshop to me is one of the most important aspects with making new art ideas and making art work and I prefer to use my studio primarily as a thinking ground neighboured with computer work, blogging, resting and eating.
Essay work I feel should be considered as a side dish during resting times and evenings and at home where there is hardly any noise around you and a time of draining out any art ideas that you may have, simply throw to the side.
Exhibition-Fame
Getting known and knowing where your money comes from to making more artwork is often as not one of the most tricky aspects within the artworld. We all wanna make some nice cash for our materials and our precious time don’t we? I deeply feel that as part of an artistic practice, I think artists should relate their work to the right buyer, dealer or galleries for instance…
An printing art show = printing work = money = Fame?
I think by going to the right organisations that relate to art practices such as printing, painting or sculpture can put up the success rate even more within our artworks. To be able to know the right dealer to go to would be almost like looking for a needle in a haystack sometimes but for me, I like to phone around some new dealers that primarily look for printing by using the internet or seeing posters. In my experiences we have to go to it in order to get the most out of what we show for it and that is what I will keep doing for my art work.
Success
We all want to be successful in the end but how much do we know to get there? I feel that in order to get there we need to have a diary with a pen and taking down dates and organisational events that are coming up with phone numbers and clients names. I believe it is possible to get to the top somehow and by doing that I think that the list of aboves is essential for success.
At the moment, I am hoping to collaborate with a London print dealer called Monica who has now moved to east of England who will be opening a new website just for printing and with any luck she will be able to sell my printing work for a nice sum of money. I feel that a constant contact with your dealer at least ever week should be essential for keeping the friendship and business going for anyone who would want to sell their artwork.
