Monday, September 27, 2010

What space means to me.

I like big spaces...let me correct myself, I LOVE big space. I wouldn't feel small or abandoned in a large surrounding. In fact, it helps me to be creative and increases my activity. I think it's been this way as far as I can remember myself. I guess the way I'm used to is when I get out of my apartment I like to go someplace with large windows, tall ceiling, and walls so far apart from each other which could allow me to play football if I wanted to. For that particular reason, I enjoy being in the places like libraries, lobbies, hallways, studio art classes lecture rooms, airports, etc.
Although when I choose to rest, it is necessary for me to go back home to my small place, where I would feel comfortable enough sleeping in any part of my place regardless of how big it is (of course, I mean reasonable dimensions of space where I can stretch at least). Speaking of small spaces, I just recalled that back in the days of my childhood I used to like closets, and I would often used it for many occasions.
When I will buy my own house, I would make sure to have lots of living space and spacious closets in it.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

The road to success.

Its been two weeks already since that day when Beth Cavener talked about her work, inspiration, and  life, but I'm still coming to think over and over again about what she had said about creating this one master piece. "It will take you to make twenty crappy pieces, forty mediocre, and probably the same forty good ones before that moment when you'll make one master piece." Commenting on this, I would say that there is a great amount of experience speaks for itself, and this experience has been built on making trials and errors, with a  lesson learned after each trial and error was made.
There is another side to this, and Beth mentioned it as well. She said, "With every piece made, you always think of it if that's the one." People see the final manifestation of art in each piece of their work. Only professional artists know the way to success. Keep on trying sounds  like a bitter truth, rule, and, at the same time a professional advice. I, personally, always see "the one" in every try, however, understanding that there is almost infinite number of tries lies ahead, I have to keep on changing, developing, sophisticating my work. There is always a room for experimentation and discoveries, and I'm not afraid to take my chances to try something else even when I think that I'm at the last stage to be done with my work.