Bruce Nauman, Failing to Levitate in My Studio, 1966.
In art school I learned about the clever and funny Bruce Nauman. In particular, I learned about a series for which he said (I’m paraphrasing broadly) “I am an artist, therefore everything I do is art, therefore this is art.” And then he’d do something silly such as fail to levitate. This gave me a giggle in art school, but now as I decide what I will make for my next show and most of my interesting little ideas and pleasant creative moments die in the editing process of asking what is “worth it” or what is an “appropriate” piece for me to make, I feel this more profoundly. Today, be ridiculous. Be self important. Fail to _____. You are an artist, therefore everything you do is art. Document a little moment or an idea, something you would otherwise edit. Share your work by adding it to this post on our Facebook page. Tag: #salchallenge [image_with_animation image_url=”7644″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
[image_with_animation image_url=”10475″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Lucy Garnett These figure drawings were made in the last couple of sessions of my 5 week Beginning Figure Drawing Class. They are drawn with confidence, style, and sensitivity. Each week we practiced a different style of drawing, and a different way of approaching the figure. One style was …
Nativity scenes may not be historically accurate, but we love them; the scenes featuring Mary and Joseph, three wise men, shephards, donkeys, and farmyard friends gathering round the open stable with the baby Jesus. This “modern” version of the Nativity that we have today was started by St Francis of Assisi in 1223. “St. Francis …
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Bruce Nauman, Failing to Levitate in My Studio, 1966.
In art school I learned about the clever and funny Bruce Nauman. In particular, I learned about a series for which he said (I’m paraphrasing broadly) “I am an artist, therefore everything I do is art, therefore this is art.” And then he’d do something silly such as fail to levitate. This gave me a giggle in art school, but now as I decide what I will make for my next show and most of my interesting little ideas and pleasant creative moments die in the editing process of asking what is “worth it” or what is an “appropriate” piece for me to make, I feel this more profoundly. Today, be ridiculous. Be self important. Fail to _____. You are an artist, therefore everything you do is art. Document a little moment or an idea, something you would otherwise edit. Share your work by adding it to this post on our Facebook page. Tag: #salchallenge [image_with_animation image_url=”7644″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
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[image_with_animation image_url=”10475″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Lucy Garnett These figure drawings were made in the last couple of sessions of my 5 week Beginning Figure Drawing Class. They are drawn with confidence, style, and sensitivity. Each week we practiced a different style of drawing, and a different way of approaching the figure. One style was …
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