As art is a continually evolving active
process of creating conceptual sketches & end products, the
challenging part is keeping oneself interested in continually pushing one’s own
skill levels to the MAX. There is a point that every artist asks. why am i
doing all this conceptual work?
it’s really the very personal answer to this question that
drives all artists & creative’s forward into the unknown abyss. we
are reflectors of our environments & many personal experiences. each
artistic reflection should be unique because all journeys are never the same.
as a chalk and talk teacher of
multi-disciplinary draughting and design. This since 1994
for various academies. currently an examiner and moderator for the DEPT of
higher education and training. QJD design
studio since 1999. a principle 3 of 3 wildetect at
Wildetecture since 2008.
Its important Design creatives must have an artistic portfolio of work, this evidence speaks higher volumes than anything else. Don’t just TALK about one’s
art work or artistic education, SHOW people rather, show them what’s going on in your
head with thousands of conceptual sketches and continual end product
designs.
Somewhere down the line perhaps the dots will join and a practiced skill
set will come together to ideally create harmony in all your work. If not - simply keep trying - keep
trying. Do artists really ever get to the point they are happy with their work? every sketch is a step closer to practiced skill however like a rainbow is always out of reach. some do get close mind you. Mostly we stumble forward to place a rough hand print on the proverbial cave wall. Out of context relevance for a future traveler to try unravel, get inspired by or simply criticise to death. However for any energy to happen, it requires something to wrap around. So simply just keep practicing creating that artistic something.
Wildetecture for me, is all about
creating an individual artistic identity within this inspired African continent setting.
Africa has a huge age old dynamic artistic energy, completely unique. So ones own artistic reflection of
this incredible energy is awaiting the individuals inspired by this wild energues color palate.
My own wildetect work is very
much a reflection of Africa’s flora and fauna environments. However I am also influenced by the perception of 3rd generation experiences. Concept ideas from other continents. So
influence is not only limited to immediate surrounds and it’s the idea of
global village influence that also creates exciting artistic fusion
opportunities. The concept of being a continual student in this dynsmic artistic
journey - makes each work an experimentation of many influences- and the end
product is the skeletal remains of a thought process leading to a point of self artistic discovery.
Tomorrows
work will be an improvement of today’s sketch. Always growing, always trying to improve - nothing that’s alive is ever static and this should be reflected in ones artistic
work. When its all done, whether it was any good or not is really secondary to the
absolute enjoyment of the artistic life lived and the all important process of creating end product artistic concepts and design.
So ultimately artistic endeavour is for the individual , its for me and if
someone enjoys or is influenced by your work in some small way , then that would
be a great privilege and hopefully their endeavors are far greater than mine. If not, then its a rough basic sketch towards something greater than oneself.
Like a single torch light moving so fast it attempts to be the sun. Obviously thats completely impossible, but shhh dont tell an inspired artist that fact. We need artistic light to try banish the uninspired darkness.
