Short Thoughts

Sometimes I wonder what the purpose of making art is. It can be tough for artists that have not found their audience to maintain enthusiasm for their art practice, and I’d have to put myself into such a category. An audience can enrich the process of making art because it gives the art a purpose, that of being shared, seen and experienced. In my opinion, and this is also my ambition, I think art and artists should be inspirational experiences and people. To try to rise above the mundane, using art as a vehicle. Art and artists can intimate something uplifting that is beyond the humdrum routines we becomes easily trapped by. What the ‘message’ is, is of questionable importance. It is the encouragement to change ones views, to believe in life again, to listen to the call to come alive.

I think there is a revolution in the pipeline for art, something akin to Punk in the music world. Not necessarily attitude over substance, but a powerful combination of both. Where talented artists rise above the noise of competition, join forces and take charge of their niche. To have creative endeavors recognised as a career outside of the corporate, I feel cannot come from the inside. It may well come from the outside, the artists and their supporters who smash the existing structure of ‘top down’ funding.