Saturday, November 5, 2022

Edges / Boundaries / Shape-shifters

 I like taking on art projects. When I am trying to complete what I perceive as someone else's vision of a project, sometimes I think, what if I am bringing it away from their vision, but in a way I think will look better? You'd think it would be good to go that way, but a lot of times, people like their own visions, so I try to respect that.

These changes are subtle, they happen physically, with a brushstroke, a momentary inspiration.

Sometimes we have to try to talk about what is difficult to talk about: fluffier, bigger, smaller, not so dark, more like this.... It's hard to communicate an aesthetic vision in words, which is why other examples are helpful. You translate your word thoughts into picture thoughts. Then I can work from the translation.

I try to help complete the vision. But what about when the picture, coming to life, wants to go a different way?