IS CATEGORIZING SO IMPORTANT ?
Why is that you need to explain your art in a particular medium or style ?!
The whole point of being an artist is that you do what you feel like making in that moment and don't give a rat's ass about anything else !
Criticism is good, it's needed, but categorizing an artist in the process of criticism is what demotivates me.
An incident in my art school helps me explain this better.
A presentation for one of my subjects was to happen (for which, most of us came unprepared, in spite of all the time given to us, *sigh*).
Everything was happening. Work not up to the mark, agreed, performed poorly, agreed, all criticism take in a good spirit and made sure we get it done before the next session. The story towards the end goes this way ~~
" If you want to become an artist, bring out the energy, and if Gauguin, in the forest doing his thing is what you want to be then it's a different thing! "
That's how it all happened, and sadly this comes from someone or the other.
Style is becoming important, not the thought.
Not a very inspiring piece, some may even think I may have not taken criticism well. That's alright, but I feel the need to share incidents like these, they are important.
Please try to enjoy art.
Thank You.
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