I made a piece for the 50/50 show at the 100th Monkey Studios. I didn't photograph it, and it sold off the wall. Now I will never have a record of it. (I suppose I could contact the buyer, if that information is furnished for me.)
I'm not even sure if I feel weird about this. It's supposed to be about getting the art out to the people, right?
Is this an interesting thing, or a 'meh' thing?
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you created something that never before existed and then threw it into the world and somehow without a record, by its sheer independence, it seems elevated in authenticity. it became its own. memory is really our only evidence anyway, eh?
ReplyDeletekurt, that happened to me at the show i had in june. for the first time, i didn't photograph the work thinking that it wasn't necessary and now a bunch of it is gone and i have no record, and it feels weird to not be able to access it in any way, or share it on the blog or a website or whatever. it doesn't feel "meh" to me. but it is interesting to think of how the memory of the work will change without a record of it. do we miss something or someone less if we have a photo to remind us?
ReplyDeletei read once that chuck close never travels with a camera; that he prefers to remember places through memory or sketches. me, i'm a fan of photos. anyway, i understand your sense of being disconnected from the piece. the good ones are the ones that sell, so being able to look at them from time to time is nice.
ReplyDeletecongratulations on the sale, anyway.
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ReplyDeleteHow often do we make a beautiful passage in a painting knowing that we will have to let it go to make the painting work? I have kept a corner, or a mark intact for a long time, wishing I could bring the whole painting around, struggling to make it work. It never works. Painting forces letting go, erasing, departing, remembering, trying to replicate.
ReplyDeleteWe don't record every "smart" thing we say so maybe sending art out into the world should be the same way. Let your praise be in the mouth of another. You have made a connection with someone else and their circle and who knows where that will lead. As with our children, we may never know where our input will lead...
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