emotional art

Christian Bernard from Mamco (Geneva) makes a good point here. He says Art is rarely given the power to move crowds anymore. It's sad really.

winter

These three pieces are a style test. Combining mediums is something I did a lot as teenager. I'm now looking to return to it. The characters were added digitally to the photos. For my next attempt, I'll try to work with  real paper and paint.

mr. stag

 He's cool. Ice cool. Nothing moves him.

the science of art

At best of time, I have a difficult relationship with my work. It often has me locked in a vicious cycle.

When I start a new project, the world is my oyster. So very much is possible. Everything I create has the potential for greatness. So, I boldly start chiseling away at my concept. Then I get to details.

Indeed, it's when my work is almost done that I get stuck. There's always part of it that just isn't good enough. I spend so much time fixing it, that I corrupt and start hating it. Disappointed, I then throw out the whole project.

So many good ideas have ended that way. It's sad to think about all the lost opportunities in my life. And as I grow older, recovering from these failures gets harder.

It's really quite unhealthy. I know that. I thought about quitting, but being an artist is part of my identity. Life wouldn't be worth living without Art.

That means I only have one option. I must endeavor to love my work whichever way it turn out. That's scary. But I find comfort in the fact that many other artists have the same problem.

So, here are some attitudes scientists adopt toward their work. I think artists should definitely borrow from them:

• Curiosity is the key to knowledge. It's a pure sentiment which drives doubt away.
• Risk taking is the only path leading to discovery.
• Experiment. Mistakes are crucial to the creative process.
• Do not measure success by what is accomplished, but rather by what is learnt.

Let me know what you think and if anything in particular helps you.