The Journey Begins

I've got a beer, a cigarette, and an idea. The path ahead of me is split too many ways, and i have selected my lot in life. I WILL be a recognized artist. So its time to narrow those paths down to the one i have selected, though i have no idea where to start.

I have always had a great appreciation for all things art. Anything that shows the inner soul of the creator is a great tool. Not all works of art are going to be masterpieces, and not all masterpieces are works of art, but they do show a single moment of the creators life. That one precise stroke of the brush that shouts out "LEAVE ME ALONE", or "I LOVE YOU" can be seen by anyone, but it is only the creator that truly knows the meaning. Speculation of the meaning of a piece shows that feeble minded idiots are trying to pick apart the artist's psyche... and thats just a worthless avenue.

Look at a piece of artwork, it makes you feel something about yourself.. trying to know what the artist was thinking or feeling, only show that the analyzer is too damn sheltered.

I spew all these mutterings forth because i was confronted today about a piece of mine, and someone was trying to piece together my feelings based on the art. Needless to say, they were way off base. The conversation went a bit like this;

Me: Did you have a chance to see that painting i did a while ago? The blue face one?

Them: Yeah, it was great. What medium did you use?

Me: oh, its completely digital. i did it a few years ago on my computer.

Them: Really? interesting, it looks kinda like an oil painting.

Me: yeah, not really.

Them: Well, anyway. who was the face of?

Me: I pulled it strait from my imagination some sort of buddhist idea.

Them: Looks to me like you were in a very depressed state of mind when you made that.

Me: not really. I was more in a zen state of mind.

Them: well you shouldn't be so sad all the time, maybe you should do something more lively and happy.

Me: thanks for the idea. now can we change the subject, you're boring me.

(end of conversation)

I have chosen to keep Them anonymous because they are unaware of their obtuse views and insights. Either way, that conversation got me thinking... Why not blog a crap-ton of feelings and then create a new piece of art based on those feelings, and see what comes of it. That way, nobody needs to analyze my feelings about a piece, they can just go back and read my blog to know what i was thinking at the time.

That is why I am here.

I hope you stick around and see the results of this experiment.
Oh, just to keep you interested, here is the piece of art that the dull-minded conversationalist was analyzing.

In conclusion. Please comment, add your wisdom, or mockery, or complete and utter stupidity.

Criticize as much as you can, i will use it to fuel my creativity.

If you made it all the way to the end of this blog, then i salute you. Please come back for more. I should be posting every day for a while.

The results of todays "rant into a picture" will be posted as soon as the picture is done. Thanks again for reading.

~JB~