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Off to San Diego I Go...
This just might have to be on my itinerary when I go to San Diego next month. Georgia O'Keefe and hte Women of Stieglitz Circle opens May 24 at the San Diego Museum of Art.
Christine Mason Miller
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See Art Happen
I discovered Lux Art Institute in the Los Angeles Times, and have been eager to take a road trip there ever since. I love the idea of artists creating their work with a crowd of onlookers in the background, and I would be curious to understand better how a live audience influences an artist's work.
The creative process is a deeply personal experience for any type of artist, but there is an element of the private and the public in any creative endeavor. Writers write all on their own, composers organize notes on a page, choreographers map out routines...even the most popular bands and musicians must, from time to time, sequester themselves in a creative cocoon. But all of these individuals eventually make the effort to get their work out in front of other people. What I find especially unique about the open studio hours at Lux is that people get to see not only the final creations, but all the steps that led to them - all the mistakes, mishaps and frustrations. I am often asked how long it takes me to create various pieces, and it is such a difficult question to answer because I work on so many pieces at one time. I also find the question slightly perplexing, as I wonder why it is so important to so many people to understand a work of art in terms of time. Is art that takes longer to create necessarily better?
I would love to work in a studio with a live audience for a spell, if only to add a slight social twist to what is usually an intensely lone journey. I also believe watching someone who is talented and good at what they do - whatever it is - is very inspiring. The more we all share our creative journeys and process, the more light we shine for other people around us eager to explore their own artistic longings.
"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." -Mary Lou Cook
Christine Mason Miller
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