She Told Me I’m Not a Contemporary Artist
What is a contemporary artist? I lifted this from The Walker Art Center website:
The answer is simple: contemporary art is art made today by living artists. As such, it reflects the complex issues that shape our diverse, global, and rapidly changing world. Through their work, many contemporary artists explore personal or cultural identity, offer critiques of social and institutional structures, or even attempt to redefine art itself. In the process, they often raise difficult or thought-provoking questions without providing easy answers. Curiosity, an open mind, and a commitment to dialogue and debate are the best tools with which to approach a work of contemporary art.
Why did the person in question say that I was not a contemporary artist? Because she thinks of contemporary art as minimal bold black marks on giant canvases.
“You fill the canvas,” she remarked.
“That’s because I’m a storyteller,” I explained. “it’s satisfying to make those bold marks,” I told her, “But one masterful stroke does not a story tell.”
When you consider my work, consider the story. The titles I apply tell you where I was in the painting process. You can bring your own experience to the paints. The contemporary art experience is like us, ever-changing.
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