tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post7692873467345530371..comments2023-10-31T03:48:59.378-07:00Comments on Studio Chicago Blog: Strange and Funny Bedfellows: Studio Visits 101 by way of Steven ColbertStudio Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903296612234848682noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-88069987355992691312011-04-20T08:22:27.128-07:002011-04-20T08:22:27.128-07:00Thanks Jessica for a great blog post. I found the ...Thanks Jessica for a great blog post. I found the comments from your informal survey very interesting and also Paul Klein's added comment very helpful as well.<br /><br />Most of the visits to my studio have been very informal affairs with the visitor dictating the direction of the visit. <br /><br />Many of the visits end up being for at least two hours even though we both initially plan on about an hour. Once the artwork starts coming out and being viewed the conversation takes control and we cover many areas that we didn't originally plan on.<br /><br />--Jean M. Judd, Textile ArtistJean M. Juddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470952510701192799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615557909649759392.post-14474469386103584942010-06-16T06:09:50.357-07:002010-06-16T06:09:50.357-07:00I make a lot of studio visits.
Most artist/curato...I make a lot of studio visits.<br /><br />Most artist/curator studio visits are about "agreement." Typically, curators are looking for something they agree with to include in an exhibit either now or (not yet?) anticipated.<br /><br />Artists should not accept every offer that comes their way. They must agree on what is good for their careers - their art.<br /><br />Since I am not presently curating, most studio visits I make the artist wants advice. Is there something they are not doing that they should - and vice versa. Though sometimes they want or get affirmation, that is invariably not the point of the visit.<br /><br />I am not there to agree. I am there to express an honest opinion - hopefully to offer something constructive that the artist would not otherwise have considered. Perhaps my studio visits are really more of a critique.<br /><br />I tell artists I'm going to express my opinions and they should deal with what resonates and pass off the stuff that doesn't to me just being wrong. I go out of my way to explain the basis of my opinions - so the artist can understand a divergent opinion, when I have one. <br /><br />I'm concerned that most artists don't get genuine feedback - that they mostly get platitudes.<br /><br />Artists should ignore the stature of the person doing the critique, be it someone from a museum or a high school kid. We are all humans. We all have opinions. Artists need to address what resonates - no matter where it comes from - and to ignore the stuff that doesn't. <br /><br />Your art exists to serve you. No one else. <br /><br />You need to know how you want your art to serve you - be it monetary, cathartic, decorative, self-discovery, pontification, whatever.<br /><br />The point remains; be yourself. Get people's opinions and input - when and if you want it. Consider the stuff that resonates and blow off the rest.<br /><br />---Paul KleinPaul Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351948956912307699noreply@blogger.com