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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Artist’s Eye




Peggy Stermer-Cox commented on the composition of the steel cabinet photo in my last post. Peggy has a great artist eye as I was not consciously aware of the composition. I guess years of composing art and photography it becomes automatic. Intrigued, I decided to play with the photo in Photoshop. Who knows, I may use the results I achieved as a subject for a painting. The yellow shape in the upper left hand corner is a laminated poster I have had for years. It is a slightly tongue in cheek definition of an artist written by Kenneth Grooms. I am sharing it here. Enjoy :O)

ARTIST (ar'tist) n. 1. a) One who practices an art in which conception and execution are governed by imagination, style, and taste b) a person skilled in one of the fine arts. c) A craftsman that executes his art with individual style 2. Often their work is judged according to the culture and the attitude placed on art at the time. Although they may earn recognition during their lifetime, they are usually not recognized for their accomplishments until after death. 3. Lives a life of unstable economic means. 4. Many theories have been put forth regarding their creativity, the most common one being that it is inherent, although if not developed and tested will remain dormant. They seem to create during moods, often intense, mostly lasting only a short while. 5. They have a feeling of brotherhood with each other that is timeless. 6. Thought to be haphazard, having no sense of order, plan, or direction, yet are known to be perfectionists when it comes to their own work, a) They make decisions on feeling rather than reason, b) Have problems with concentration. 7. They are stereotyped as mentally unbalanced. One artist cut off his ear in a passion of creativity combined with frustration about his art. It has not been determined whether their creativity has anything to do with this. 8. They are sensitive, aware, and alert. 9. They are tolerated by society, which allows them to live in accordance with their own natures.

~Kenneth Grooms

17 comments:

  1. Such creativity out of a single comment.
    a)One who practices an art in which conception and execution are governed by imagination, style, and taste.
    Fits you to a T!
    Jean

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  2. Thank you Jean. I consider your comments a real compliment.

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  3. Wow, they all fit all of me but number 9 seems to sum it all up. I have been tolerated most of my life by those other folks...eye rolls and smiles but all in all living an artist life as been grand! Composition is great...love the colors too.

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  4. I agree Mary Ann. With all it's ups and downs,it's wonderful being an artist.BTW they all fit me too!

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  5. I think this is the best description I've ever read; I especially like No. 6.

    Love what you did with the photo; I enjoy Photoshop and Corel. I had to check the original in Steel Derailment. Beautiful. Peggy sees, and so do you.

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  6. Yep,Hallie, #6 fits me to a T also . Thanks for your comments.

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  7. 6 a here, and all the rest too. What an interesting post, ty for sharing.

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  8. An interesting post Eva! I also loved the way you played with the composition.. some what tending towards Rothko!

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  9. > And ty Robin! I think a few of us consider ourselves a 6! Some how I think that when we get too satisfied with our work, it suffers, but then I'm #6 :O)

    > Thank you Padmaja, Rothko also came to my mind when I finished it. Nice to hear you thought so too.

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  10. Hi Eva, What a surprise and honor! Thank you! And, I LIKE the abstraction! I was thinking Diebenkorn Ocean Park series when I saw your abstraction.

    Great definition...it seemed like it picked up momentum and pretty much fits!
    Again, thank you!

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  11. The thanks goes to you Peggy for giving me a subject for the blog this week and an idea for a painting. Diebenkorn is on of my favs!

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  12. love this abstraction from life, that is very observant of Peggy! Great jumping off point and I look forward to the series!

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  13. I like all these definitions of an artist-- makes me feel part of a larger community.

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  14. Well, this definition makes me think that I'm more of an artist than I thought I was. Thanks for posting it. Your work is beautiful by the way, I really like your Watercolor challenge piece. The colors are magnificent!

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  15. Glad you found them supportive Donna. I agree with you.

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  16. Hi Jeanette, thanks for joining my friends and your nice comments.

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