Monday, August 24, 2009

The Courage of an Artist and Survival Tip 2







Okay so it is currently an hour past my usual bed time and the sandman is beating me to death. I am just finishing a project that has taken me an astounding amount of time and it has lead me to an interesting conclusion.



I HATE WIRE. The assignment was quite simple, make your hand out of 12 gauge rebar tie-wire. I started strong using a piece of pipe to mold the fingers and all was good lots of fun. Then it started to become a pain the more I worked. The wire would simply bend too far or not enough and just became an overall pain to work with. My hands are now looking like the hands of a coal miner from the annealment of this medium of Satan and my legs are thanking me for sitting down for the first extended period of time since I began working around 3:00 this afternoon.

So all in all I am proud of the product. From seeing how most everyone else was going about the project I think I have come up with a creative and original solution to the problem proposed. Instead of using the standard contour and gesture lines I decided to use a series of modified spirals and wire braids to form a three-dimensional hand that resembles a mix between a piece of science fiction and horror. Whatever goes down I am proud of my work and that is what art is really all about.

Survival Tip #2:
Be content with your best work.


Joe Namath said,"You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage." This is definitely true when it comes to making art. There are few professions that demand so much with so little promised in return. There are no guarantees that our work will be given great reviews, excellent merit from spectators or even, in the worst case, a glimpse at all. It is in these cases were it takes genuine courage to continue to create art. SO never look down on your best work. When we do we only handicap ourselves and slow our progress but when we take in what we have really accomplished then we can move on to bigger, brighter and better things...that hopefully don't involve wire.

2 comments:

Living with a dog named Pest said...

Very wise.

Danielle R. said...

dude! cool blog =D i'll do my best to keep up with it :3

as for your entry here, very insightful, the last bit. i'll be quoting you on my next DA journal~ and best wishes on your project! hope ya get over 9000 A's XD

miss ya man!! <3

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