I should, but...
So, today is a free day, no plans and no schedule. I decided to devote a good protion of it to doing some kind of creative art, non-commercial, and just something I felt like doing. Of course, I should be working on the Thanksgiving card for the jewelry store, or the new sketch for the toy company, or something that generates income, but I decided for once that just doing some kind of art-art would be the top priority for at least today.
What would it be, though? A new jazz piece, an abstract, a pop piece? I went into the attic where I have lots of old comic books and magazines (not to mention old illustration art of mine) to see if some kernel for inspiration was there. In fact, I did fetch out some ancient "Mad" paperbacks that came out around 1956 at 35 cents. I also recalled an art book I had purchased, "the History of Art" not too long ago with the express purpose of using for a satirical collage. Yes, I bought the book knowing I was going to cut it up, a real travesty for book lovers, of which I count myself as one. But it's ok if you know you're going to do that when you get the book (that's a new rule I just made up).
The basic ideas was to find as many iconic art pieces reproduced in the book and collage them with some drawing of my own, and cartoons from wherever I could fine them, see if I could get them to interact, put them in some sort of hallucinogenic blender, and watch what strange combination of high and low art would come out. And, I began cutting.
Right now, this most irreverent piece lies on my table in little shards, awaiting integration. I have no idea if I'll be able to pull them all together, nor if I will give myself the time to do so. There are a lot of "shoulds" waiting for me, demanding their time allottment. But I'm going to hang in there with my new collage, to be entitled, appropriately "The Hisotry of Art". So it's subjective? What isn't?
Mostly, it's fun. I'll get back to my "shoulds" tomorrow.
What would it be, though? A new jazz piece, an abstract, a pop piece? I went into the attic where I have lots of old comic books and magazines (not to mention old illustration art of mine) to see if some kernel for inspiration was there. In fact, I did fetch out some ancient "Mad" paperbacks that came out around 1956 at 35 cents. I also recalled an art book I had purchased, "the History of Art" not too long ago with the express purpose of using for a satirical collage. Yes, I bought the book knowing I was going to cut it up, a real travesty for book lovers, of which I count myself as one. But it's ok if you know you're going to do that when you get the book (that's a new rule I just made up).
The basic ideas was to find as many iconic art pieces reproduced in the book and collage them with some drawing of my own, and cartoons from wherever I could fine them, see if I could get them to interact, put them in some sort of hallucinogenic blender, and watch what strange combination of high and low art would come out. And, I began cutting.
Right now, this most irreverent piece lies on my table in little shards, awaiting integration. I have no idea if I'll be able to pull them all together, nor if I will give myself the time to do so. There are a lot of "shoulds" waiting for me, demanding their time allottment. But I'm going to hang in there with my new collage, to be entitled, appropriately "The Hisotry of Art". So it's subjective? What isn't?
Mostly, it's fun. I'll get back to my "shoulds" tomorrow.
posted by Rich Sigberman at
4:36 PM
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