Comments on: Don’t Be Afraid of the Art

By: Erika

Erika — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:56:42 +0000

I think being intimidated by other artist’s art or by our own creative ideas have a lot in common. Personally, it’s not fear of being judged anymore (thank goodness), but the fear of not being able to express all that I want, in both cases, that appears to be most intimidating.

By: Jacquelyn Sloane Siklos

Jacquelyn Sloane Siklos — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:00:46 +0000

As an artist wrestling too much lately with what direction my painting should go, or whether what I am exploring is leading me anywhere or has meaning…
I loved reading this post. Great visual reminder of how many different beautiful ways there are of making art. In the modern art world so much seems to be about planned meaning and getting there first, so I really enjoyed being reminded – sometimes it DOESN”T have to be any more complicated than that!

By: Daniel Milnor

Daniel Milnor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:35:05 +0000

I think the same applies to photography galleries as well, but I think some of the fear is valid based on the traditional model of many of these spaces. I recently visited multiple galleries with someone who rarely ventures to these places, and was surprised to find that most of the conversation after our visit was about the cold, sterile, quiet and sometimes pompous state of the galleries we chose. The galleries ranged from homey structures to the ultra-modern warehouse. The homey places were filled with people, the warehouses were not. Some felt welcoming and others felt as if you were being gauged and analyzed by the staff. Being a photographer, I’m concentrating on little more than the imagery, why it was being shown, how it fit in the grand scheme of the gallery, etc, but for someone just visiting, I can see these places being a very different experience.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:39:58 +0000

Totally related to your post Nancy, thanks for posting! Happy arting, in whatever form it may be…