July 07, 2004
Things I don't know
(unedited from inside the front cover of my sketchbook)
a. What am I allowed to do as an artist?
b. What my place is.
c. What basic set of questions should I be able to answer about one of my works?
d. How do I know when the amount of thinking I've done about a work is enough?
e. How do I compare to other artists?
f. How do I transfer these basic level feelings that inspire my work, over to my audience?
g. Is that basic, primary knowledge enough?
h. What specifics am I furthering with my art?
i. What purpose am I looking for my art to fulfill that will satisfy me?
j. What amount of documentation of thought should accompany each piece?
k. Do I need theories?
l. If I don't have some of these now does it make me less of an artist if they hadn't come naturally?
m. Why does art function?
n. Does art matter?
o. What qualifies as a statement/ reason/ inspiration for making art?
p. How can works be compared in quality if they have different genres of statements?
q. How does what I'm doing compare to what other artists are doing?
r. Can artists still justify saying that all the audience needs to know is in the piece?
s. Who am I looking to satisfy beyond myself?
