What makes a good image ?.. is it the subject ?, is it the light ?, the composition ? , or maybe its the emotions that the final image creates in the mind of the viewer ?. But how do we get inside the mind of the viewer, especially as one persons fave is another's pass by..
To give some idea about what the heck I am on about I have picked out 2 images from the past couple of years, both have what could be described as limited subject interest, lighting is ok but not exactly making the subject (what there is of it) leap of the paper, and the composition breaks all the rules .. so that leaves the emotion that is inspired in its audience - assuming they haven't already passed on by...
We have a lone bird flying low over the sea and some rather bland grass, or to put in another way ............. An image of a lone bird in flight symolising a wild and free spirit, and ... The warmth of an autumn afternoon encapsulated in the abstract shapes made in the grass by the setting sun.
But these are my personal impressions that will change depending on my own mood at he time of viewing, but then is not one reason to surround ourselves with images we like is to influence our mood ?. So as an 'artists' do we create images for ourselves or for others, well for me it has to be both, if I do not connect with my work how can I expect others to - and that's where the inspiration has to drive us forward rather than become another producer of 'what the public wants' work.
The inspiration is there somewhere, it just needs to find its way to surface sometimes...
2 comments:
Yes, I think you've hit the nail on it when you say that you have to believe in your work. I think, without going all pretentious, that it's about artistic integrity. Certainly I know that when I have tried to write something for a particular market and without making any emotional investment in what I'm creating it's failed because I haven't felt true to myself. If I've written truthfully then I suppose it doesn't matter if someone else only sees a field of grass, because I know that I've 'felt' the light and shadows. Phew! I think I'll go and have a lie down now.
I am so passionate about Art, I am a bit of a romantic but of course there is romance in many forms of Art, be it landscape or portrait, both are beautiful.
I must confess though that when I choose a work of art I hope that the viewer will love it as much as I do, but then the artistic eye has many different views.
I do know though that without any form of Art at all, the world would be a less magical place and to view Art gives us the inspiration to be more creative.
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