I am a problem finding artist as opposed to a problem solving one. I pose questions to myself that I don’t always have the answers to. My current question is: How can I make the image move or create a sense of movement? It’s a more interesting way of developing work as you have to look at your area, set out your criteria, identify the problem and then look at ways of tackling it. Reading about creativity research led me to think about this and by chance I came across a quote by Chuck Close which sums up the benefits of this approach quite well.
“Chuck Close has described himself as “an artist looking for trouble, because pushing the limits of a technique gets him in trouble, and extricating himself from a technical corner becomes an essential catalyst to his creativity.”
