Comments on: Should, Shouldn't.

By: K. Praslowicz

K. Praslowicz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:33:13 +0000

@Dave Totally can see people doing that. With that type of mentality in existence, I wonder how many other Vivian Maiers are out there never to be discovered because the current owner of the work can't see it for what it is since there isn't a famous name attached to it.

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:08:34 +0000

@Sean, @Kip, I was just mentioning to someone (Walter?) yesterday (?) that most people can't tell whether art is good or bad, only whether the artist is famous or not.

By: K. Praslowicz

K. Praslowicz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:35:35 +0000

@Sean. I wonder what he thinks about Dali's paintings. Or even such works as the Sistine Chapel.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:13:39 +0000

I remember listening to a person comment on one of my lithographs at a group art show I participated in. The guy was tearing up the print, talking about how it wasn't art, since the subject of my art (it was a big portrait of Einstein) wasn't sitting there for me when I created it. Kinda funny really, I just don't let this kind of stuff bother me. I just smile and nod and say "thanks for looking! I'll think about that". But yeah, people that tell you what you should or shouldn't do, well, shouldn't.

By: samh

samh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:18:41 +0000

Have you read "The Fountainhead", Kip? I think you'd enjoy the philosophy of the Howard Roark character.

By: stevemanisclco

stevemanisclco — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:48:44 +0000

On the other hand, at least your work is being seen.
I have never been stung by the words of a critic...and it's not because I'm beyond criticism...more like beneath.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:47:16 +0000

Well said. I think moving past whether you like it or not is important. You should be asking yourself questions like what is it in this image that makes it interesting as opposed to not liking the image because the person used the Holga effect during post-processing as instead to using the plastic camera.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:08:10 +0000

While I can't say that my work is remotely artistic (I'm an online marketing nerd) I can still identify with what you're saying here. So much stuff is simply in the eye of the beholder - I have the same issues when someone else tells me how I "should" be doing a campaign for a client. Not their their suggestion is wrong necessarily...but neither is the way I decide to do it, either. Btw, Dave over at Website In a Weekend reco'd you....love your shots! I was always a writer but couldn't do squat visually, so I'm enthralled with this kind of talent.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:23:41 +0000

Hells yeah! My favorite post written on this site! I completely agree. If everyone listened to the "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts" the revolutionary artists of history would have never been, well, revolutionary.