Comments on: A few more thoughts about inspiration http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/10/19/a-few-more-thoughts-about-inspiration/ Making and Thinking About Visual Art Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/10/19/a-few-more-thoughts-about-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-7344 David Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:59:39 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/10/19/a-few-more-thoughts-about-inspiration/#comment-7344 <p>Katarzyna,</p> <p>I did reply to your email. I'm sorry you didn't receive it. Here's what I wrote:</p> <p>If you are actively engaged with art, you are welcome to participate in ATSH. I did not specify, "inexperienced artists need not apply," or "self-proclaimed experts only." There is considerable value in watching someone progress in their art from wherever they are now.</p> <p>I'll try another email now.</p> Katarzyna,

I did reply to your email. I’m sorry you didn’t receive it. Here’s what I wrote:

If you are actively engaged with art, you are welcome to participate in ATSH. I did not specify, “inexperienced artists need not apply,” or “self-proclaimed experts only.” There is considerable value in watching someone progress in their art from wherever they are now.

I’ll try another email now.

]]> By: katarzyna http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/10/19/a-few-more-thoughts-about-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-7343 katarzyna Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:45:59 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/10/19/a-few-more-thoughts-about-inspiration/#comment-7343 <p>Hi Dave I've tried to communicate with you via e-mail, but-apparently- something is wrong. I wrote (in the e-mail) that I a level of competency on your site and those similar (kept by other artists and communities) intimidates me and I feel like a baby in an academic library. And I mean it, it's not a coquetry (as an example, I found out about value/chroma/hue triangle just two weeks ago). But I feel that only by taking an active part in an "intimidating" reality, by constantly educating myself and re-thinking my opinions/ assumptions (and approaching opinions of others) I could become a more responsible, better student of art. Because that's whom I am and I would like to contribute to the "all the strange hours" as a student - a person in a position to make mistakes and express not only mature opinions ( what a privileged position!) On the other hand, I believe that we're all students when it comes to dealing with fine art seriously - we all learn something new almost each day. What I proposing you is "Studying Art" contribution where I am going to relfect on some of the most basic aspects of being an artistically involved person ( "what is art- good art /bad art", "what means to be creative/uncreative", "can art be taught/learnt?", "art-in the past and today", "what's art for?", "what means studying art?"etc. My contribution will be also a sort of a diary - an ensemble of my experiences, notes from workshops etc. I collected while studying. Just let me know if it sounds ok for you and instruct me how to make my posts. Thanks. Katarzyna</p> Hi Dave I’ve tried to communicate with you via e-mail, but-apparently– something is wrong. I wrote (in the e-mail) that I a level of competency on your site and those similar (kept by other artists and communities) intimidates me and I feel like a baby in an academic library. And I mean it, it’s not a coquetry (as an example, I found out about value/chroma/hue triangle just two weeks ago). But I feel that only by taking an active part in an “intimidating” reality, by constantly educating myself and re-thinking my opinions/ assumptions (and approaching opinions of others) I could become a more responsible, better student of art. Because that’s whom I am and I would like to contribute to the “all the strange hours” as a student — a person in a position to make mistakes and express not only mature opinions ( what a privileged position!) On the other hand, I believe that we’re all students when it comes to dealing with fine art seriously — we all learn something new almost each day. What I proposing you is “Studying Art” contribution where I am going to relfect on some of the most basic aspects of being an artistically involved person ( “what is art– good art /bad art”, “what means to be creative/uncreative”, “can art be taught/learnt?”, “art-in the past and today”, “what’s art for?”, “what means studying art?”etc. My contribution will be also a sort of a diary — an ensemble of my experiences, notes from workshops etc. I collected while studying. Just let me know if it sounds ok for you and instruct me how to make my posts. Thanks. Katarzyna

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