Monotype explorations, 100 directions
Monotype tracing, exploring old hands
When you create without a framework you can easily get lost in the energetic drive of your own curiosity:
Too many ideas at the same time
Curiosity creates too many directionsPerfectionism around what is “sellable art”
You stop before it is finished, becuse you evaulate it too early.Lack of an external deadline
Projects remain open and without an end point.Lack of other external factors
It becomes easy to self sabotage as soon as a tiny element of resistance show up in the process.
I find that this does’nt mean I lack the the ability to create art, it is more of a system problem than an art problem. By adding my explorations to this page, all the different directions appear, seemingly without any connection to each other. However, I can enjoy the fact they they are all potential beginnings, or doors into curious paths, where something will emerge if I decide to follow it. I also find that some themes are recurring.
Solid tracings.
Tracing on abstract backgrounds
Mountain landscapes
Nature textures
Cirular and textured compositions
Tina Turner apparently once said: “My legacy is that I stayed on course… from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me”. My takeout is to enjoy this open phase for what it is, getting to know the medium. By documenting this, I honor the possibilities that lies within each piece, and also my ambition to seek meaning.
