What this is about.
On September 14, 2005 I created this blog. This was a somewhat desperate attempt to find a medium of some sort for my art making or design. I am interested in technology and computer based communication, most specifically creating imagery on the computer. This effort also includes writing. But who is this for?
I have been searching for "something" that my art expression might be about. CONTENT. I am feeling like I have nothing to say.
This blog is an opportunity to find out what I might have to say, and an opportunity to place some images online for viewing and review. Of course, the greatest fear is that I will find that I have nothing to say. They is also the fear of exposure with the accidental revelation of some "secret."
My writing and images are data or STUFF. In and of themselves they have no meaning. I can write and write. I can take photos with my cell phone and post them here.
Honestly, I do not remember how to make art. I make the same thing over and over and toss it away. What is that "voice" that tells me that the work is not good enough?
Of course, graphic design is different. Graphic design works with a client and an audience.
It is very difficult to keep writing. This all seems so self conscious. Rediculous. Without sounding too dramatic, I am in the dark.
For a very long time, I would tell you that my art has been about privacy--not saying (revealing) too much. The "meaning" has been incomplete, leaving the viewer to fill in the blanks--making the meaning.
This is why I typically use word fragments for titles.
I have been searching for "something" that my art expression might be about. CONTENT. I am feeling like I have nothing to say.
This blog is an opportunity to find out what I might have to say, and an opportunity to place some images online for viewing and review. Of course, the greatest fear is that I will find that I have nothing to say. They is also the fear of exposure with the accidental revelation of some "secret."
My writing and images are data or STUFF. In and of themselves they have no meaning. I can write and write. I can take photos with my cell phone and post them here.
Honestly, I do not remember how to make art. I make the same thing over and over and toss it away. What is that "voice" that tells me that the work is not good enough?
Of course, graphic design is different. Graphic design works with a client and an audience.
It is very difficult to keep writing. This all seems so self conscious. Rediculous. Without sounding too dramatic, I am in the dark.
For a very long time, I would tell you that my art has been about privacy--not saying (revealing) too much. The "meaning" has been incomplete, leaving the viewer to fill in the blanks--making the meaning.
This is why I typically use word fragments for titles.
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