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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

A work in progress... among a few that I have started and the many sketches awaiting their turn in the next few months; much is going to change as I am embarking in a new phase with a dominant topic among the whims...
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"Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known." - Oscar Wilde
Today's quote definitely indicates the journey to be shared ahead... One Artist - One View.

6 comments:

ANNA-LYS said...

Hi Angeldust,
Thanks for Your visit at MuseArt.
I am walking around on Your blogs, and so far I really like what I see.

(( hugs ))

"Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known" - Oscar Wilde"
Is it?
Aren't you during the process very very inter-subjective with your working materials and tools?
And after the creative process, aren't your work itself most inter-subjective when the art is "speaking" to its watcher? I think You will find similar thinking as I have in te works by Susanne Langer and Daniel N. Stern.

Alicia M B Ballard StudioGaleria said...

Hello Anna-Lys;

I took a little overdue tour of Katie’s blog, that is how I found you…

Art is very subjective, so does this view apply to it always?
When I read the quote yesterday, I completely identified with it.

Up until recently my approach to painting was totally natural, not much “planning”. I was into letting it flow, and express (mostly) how I felt with some sort of mild direction.

A couple of months ago “I turned “feminist”, and became very focused as to what and how I wanted to say it.
As I embarked into some research I did not find anything that would approximate what I am working on, except a few attempts along the way – the most “successful” (as in known) over 30 years ago…
In that context, all that I touch, including the paper I am sketching on, is alien to the thoughts and feelings that are being noted for development, therefore, my “individualism” is felt as an isolating and isolated factor a this point…

When I will be ready to present this collection of works - this “defiant opportunity for dialogue” - I will be speaking from a platform that is not familiar or comfortable to most, including myself, up until very recently.

~ I think that both perspectives are valid for their own reasons, at their own time…
Does it make sense to you?

Thank you for your visit and kind words
(((Hug)))

Katie McKenna said...

I really adore the colours used in this painting. Beautiful start. I canna wait to see the touches you make to complete this.

Good luck on your shows as well !

Alicia M B Ballard StudioGaleria said...

Hello dear Katie

I amathinkin' to experiment with gold leaf... donno....(?)

Thank you for your wishes.
I am truy exited.

Love and joy to you

Plus Ultra said...

Hi, you have NOT check out my write up of your art?!!?!!

Alicia M B Ballard StudioGaleria said...

Dear Kianseng
You must have just posted it - I am flying over!