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Charles Greene
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| I have just come across Seeking Picasso on www.seekingpicasso.com. It is a project which pertains to the worlds first reality show for artists. I am in two minds about how to react. In one way i hate anything to with reality shows but i am must admit i think it could possibly be an interesting way for new artists to get their art out there to the general public. What does everyone else think? |
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Sin-Mae Chung
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hmm sounds interesting i must say. like a idol for the art  |
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Charles Greene
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| | Posted on 24-01-2007 21:37 | |
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| Yes, in a way it is. However, can painters or artits in general conform to deadlines? DOes that not take away a little of teir artistic integrity? |
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P H
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Charles Greene wrote:
Yes, in a way it is. However, can painters or artits in general conform to deadlines? DOes that not take away a little of teir artistic integrity?
Probably, but no more than taking on other types of commissioned work. |
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Sin-Mae Chung
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| | Posted on 24-01-2007 23:32 | |
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| tru.. i reckon commissions are something that takes away.. its just a painting of what other people want, i feel like a puppet when im doing commissioned work.. i like working freely and having people being interested.. |
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Allison Dollar
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I guess I have an unpopular opinion when it comes to art and commissioned work because I believe the exact opposite of most artists. Commissions were an important part of old masters work and they had no limit to their creativity (or so it seems at times). I find commissions and other forms of freelance actually helps artists because they have to be creative within rules and I find this is a formula for great stuff that wouldn't have come about if the artists hadn't've had to think about their work in a different way. Great formula for creativity!
Even in Holland and the area where the artist created the art first and then sold it, they had to do something popular and hope someone bought it. They were funneled into a niche which only Rembrandt seemed to transcend. The artists knew they needed money so they had to paint what would sell.
I find deadlines motivating. Apparently da Vinci didn't put much stock in 'em though. =P Besides a few rare examples, I've given up on the idea of an artist as a wild bohemian. At least in art history. |
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Gareth A Hopkins
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Yeah, I'm with Allison here -- it's nice to think of Artists as free spirits, letting their creativity take them where it will. But Picasso's Guernica was comissioned, Dali rarely made anything he didn't think he'd be able to sell (or use to sell him), Lempika painted more for the status she could attain than for a true 'love' of art...
Saying that, the Art world would be far more unhelathy if it didn't have artists running wild and free. I guess at the end of te day, it's going to depend.
But to answer the original question: Yes, artists can conform to deadlines and still remain truly artisitic. |
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Charles Greene
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| | Posted on 29-01-2007 22:37 | |
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| it really depends on how long one is given. Is a week enough to do a piece of work, especially as a lot of the artists on the Seekng Picasso show are working full time? Some people can, but I am sure it is too much pressure for others. |
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Allison Dollar
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| | Posted on 31-01-2007 05:25 | |
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It'll be interesting to see how such deadlines will affect the artists on the show. Has this show already started?
I do say I like deadlines, but sometimes they just have to be broken. If I'm working hard on something for a week and I'm getting 2 hours of sleep at night and I still miss the deadline, usually it's good enough that the teacher understands and gives an extension.
But that won't happen on the reality show. |
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Charles Greene
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| | Posted on 01-02-2007 19:35 | |
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| I think the show is in the heats at the moment and starts officialy on the 14th February. You can check it out on www.seekingpicasso.com . I am looking forward to see if all the artists are able to make the deadlines and what they can come up with in just a week. |
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Margot Menard
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| does this work, first time on here!! |
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Margot Menard
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| | Posted on 19-02-2007 17:10 | |
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| I think the whole seeking picasso thing sounds wickid. It really is a unique way to get artists work out there in the public eye. Artists really need to become more commercially aware and push themselves out there if they want to make a full time career out of their art |
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