June 7, 2008
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Luck ain’t got nuthin’ to do with it.
Well, I’ve got everything framed and ready to go for the Good Luck/ Bad Luck show at the ellO; we’re making a trip up to Portsmouth his afternoon to drop it off. I struggled a bit last night with writing my “Artist’s Statement”, because I kinda dread coming off as a pretentious snot (I mean, I am a snot, but i don’t want to sound like a snot) and it’s a pain in the ass to have to summarize stuff you’ve already spent weeks and weeks drawing. I mean, I’m an illustrator, for chrissakes, it’s pretty much my job to make pretty pictures which are completely self-explanatory. And now i have to write stuff??
I think i did okay though.
“Most of my drawings are done completely freehand, in permanent marker,
so I suppose you could say my art is created on a wing and a prayer
(and an unhealthy dose of sharpie fumes, wheee!). Luck might have
something to do with this process, or it might very well be the perfect
manifestation of a creative philosophy: if something isn’t working in
that moment, maybe I just need to put it away and wait. Or get mad and
scribble over it. Or throw it out. Or summon all of my artistic
gumption and create something completely out of left field, just to see
what happens. And that’s pretty much how each of these drawings
happened.When you really, really think about it, “Luck” is kind of like that,
too. No matter which metaphors or omens are attributed to it,
everything basically comes down to a decision. Whether we choose to
perceive it as “good” or “bad” is completely up to each of us, and what
we choose to do with it is the essence of experience.”So that’s that. And here’s a sneak preview of everything framed.
Comments (8)
Really cool drawings, and great artist’s statement, too! I suppose Sharpie fumes are healthier than other substances artists use to “enhance” their creativity.
I like the framing treatment you used. Very nice
Good statement too. I’m gonna have to write one of those here pretty soon. I have a show for my embroidery on July 4th
The framing is really great, really enhances the pics.
Bravo! Those are awesome and I liked your statement too! Even the pics are cool.. hehe.
the matting on the black cat one is really impressive.
that’s a perfect statement. and the prints look gorgeous framed.
they turned out really great!
yeah, when I’ve had to write artists statements, I usually just stare at a blank page with a dumb look on my face for awhile. I am not good at that. I try to make it as short and to the point as possible.
Very nice work and put together in frames really polishes them off. Congrats.