What is possible in art becomes thinkable in life. Brian Eno
Oh I totally agree Brian, but isn't it a shame that life takes over some of the time? Actually, and to digress a bit from the main theme of this post, I would highly recommend going to see the Brian Eno documentary ENO. It's compiled from hundreds of hours of archival and modern footage and is a generative film that will never be the same each time that it's shown. I watched it twice and each time came away feeling like I'd gained a greater knowledge of art and the world. It's particularly interesting to note the approach that this artistic polymath takes across the years, from the non digital age to complete absorption in the digital process.
While the digital age has broadened our scope as artists, and as I said in my last post, hugely enhanced our ability to connect. It has also tied our time to sitting at our desks, slaves to the laptop. Many artists I know say that life as a working artist is one third creativity and two thirds admin. I'd love to know if you agree?!
Every Monday I plan my time for the week ahead, and that plan optimistically puts me in my beautiful studio for at least 4 hours a day. Well so far this week, it has been no more than 6 hours in total. And I guess that's fine. Instead I've been cataloguing, costing, and editing work to load to my site. It's great to immerse myself in the creative process, but without the slog of the admin, without spending time putting myself out there on social media, without looking for potential buyers, the work would just continue to look great in my studio and around the house.
So here's what I've been up to: Mounting, photographing, making original cards, uploading and editing. Oh, and meeting other lovely artists, as well as actually painting and sketchbooking of course. It's not all bad!
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