How many times have we noticed that a certain artist is o-so-famous and we cannot tell why? But, "Oh, the Jones spent so much money in this painting, we have to get one like them!" even when there is nothing really remarkable about that artwork but the fact that it is valued in a few thousand and it was done by a popular artist.
Through the times we've seen it over and again. The fact that a certain artist is completely ignored until he hits the popularity threshold and then BAM! everybody is after him. Fair or not, it has been always a matter of the right publicity in the right moment. I might like it or not, but it is life.
Now, what gets to me is when peers become art snobs. When other artists become art snobs. I see the praise and praise and more praise to an artist that might be good, but it is not thaaat impressive as others. When a certain artist is starting to paint something and there is only a streak on the canvas and all the other artists scream like Kawaii fangirls "OOOhhhh! That is going to be SO good!!!" even when there is not much there in the canvas. Honestly, look at it, it is just a blotch of paint on a colored canvas.
How did we, the artists, the ones that are supposed to have a critical eye, become this? How did it turn out that we cannot put or sympathy aside, and our like or dislike for the person, and analize the art itself? Why? Why cannot keep ourselves outside of the popularity contest, and be what we are supposed to be, critical people. Art is what we do, art is what we are supposed to know really good, so why would we become this bunch of groupies screaming at the feet of an artist idol, maybe for a glance of them?
When things are kept within the artistic circle, contest supposed to be about the quality of the final piece should not be about the popular ones. It should be kept ethical, it should be kept professional. Is it that hard? Apparently it is.
Cuántas veces hemos notado que cierto artista goza de increíble atención y no sabemos por qué? Pero... Fulano compró este cuadro tan caro! Tenemos que comprar uno igual!!! Aunque no haya nada en especial acerca del arte, pero el hecho es que está valuado en unos cuantos miles, y fue hecho por un artista famoso.
Lo hemos visto una y otra vez. El caso de que un artista es completamente ignorado hasta que BAM! encuentra la popularidad y luego todo el mundo lo quiere. Justo o no, es y será así, es una cuestión de la publicidad adecuada en el momento adecuado. Me guste o no, es la vida.
Ahora, lo que me molesta es cuando los pares se convierten en snobs del arte. Cuando otro artista es el snob. A veces vemos que un artista recibe loas, y loas, y loas, y podrá ser bueno, pero no es taaaaan bueno comparado con otros. Cuando un artista empieza a pintar y solamente hay un rayón en el lienzo y los otros gritan como nenitas fanáticas "AAAAHHHHH!! esto va a ser excepcional!!!" aún cuando lo único que hay es una mancha sobre un fondo de color.
Cómo fue que nosotros, los artistas, lo que se supone que tenemos que tener un ojo crítico, nos volvimos esto? Cómo ocurrió que no podemos poner de lado nuestras simpatías o antipatías hacia la persona, y analizar el arte mismo? Por qué? Por qué no podemos mantenernos fuera de los concursos de popularidad tan comunes en este tiempo, y ser lo que se supone que somos, críticos de arte. Arte es lo que hacemos, arte es lo que se supone que conocemos muy bien, entonces, por qué nos volvemos un grupete de groupies gritando a los pies del artista por una mirada de atención?
Cuando las cosas se mantienen dentro del círculo artístico, los concursos que deben ser acerca de la calidad de la pieza producida no deberían tratarse de popularidad. Deberían mantnerse éticos, deberían mantenerse profesionales. Es tan difícil? Aparentemente sí.
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This is one of the very few reasons I like conceptart.org - where you're treated amazing if you are amazing. I like being reminded that I've got nothing on many of those guys, it's humbling. Unfortunately it runs in all art circles though.
I find it running around in some companies I work for even. One of my main clients has unfortunately placed me in a spot where they'll take anything from me.... which while nice from a financial standpoint, sets a low benchmark that may keep me from pushing, and may create bad tension between myself and other artists they use.
It's disappointing that it comes to this in what could generally be an amazing industry.
That is interesting, to see it from the other side. I always wonder what do good artists fell. I know what artists that are full of themselves feel, but I never hear from those that actually do find it aggravating.
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