Art Worth Watching

I have found artists that get around on art networks such as Blue Canvas , and deviantART.  I have found  others on You Tube.

 I discovered the artist David Kassan who participates in all of these:

While uploading the Kassan video I came across the work of Michael Mentler

Professor Cully has suggested this video



And when I get stuck or begin to compare myself to others I try to remember this



Why Art?

When I decided to continue my education I was encouraged by a friend that also happens to be a professor at NMSU.  I was hesitant and inquired how to go about the choosing a discipline.  He told me to just return to school and I would figure it out from there.

I did not come lightly in choosing to work toward a bachelor’s degree in fine art, nor was it the furthest thing from my mind when I decided to return to school.   Art has always haunted me.  I have a need to “make”.  I vacillated while slogging through the general education courses: the idea of “making” a living haunted me as well. I didn’t declare a major until it was absolutely necessary but I had already begun the foundational courses required for a degree in fine art.

I have many reasons for seeking a degree in fine art.  Any thing that I have found interesting in courses that cover history, psychology, sociology, mathematics, anthropology, physics, literature, poetry, religion, and politics can be and has been approached through art.

A few Examples:

• Historically art has represented the ruling class and has commented on the social structure of societies.  Many contemporary artists question these assumptions.
• Art has the ability to convey and express the psychological aspects of an individual, for instance The Scream by Monk.
• Geometric polygons are the basis of tessellated designs; the golden ratio (0.618) is a mathematical function that attempts to achieve perfection in artistic compositions.

The list can go on infinitely.

I also wanted to learn technique.  The techniques used in painting can be learned through years of trial and error but I don’t have that kind of time now do I?

In all honesty I have a need to participate in the making of art. I have always made art.  When not making art I think about making art.  When I am not involved in this process I am adrift and have experienced both the fulfillment of making and the void of not making.  To involve myself in any other discipline would have been dishonest.   Not being involved in making is merely existing, and I have done that too.