tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post7822583549312861565..comments2024-02-14T04:51:51.606-05:00Comments on susangaylord.com: Thoughtful Thursday-The Art WorldSusan Kapuscinski Gaylordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174952588173490738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-8529452984682492192012-08-31T07:54:21.648-04:002012-08-31T07:54:21.648-04:00Wow. More food for thought from all. Sharon, I lik...Wow. More food for thought from all. Sharon, I like your idea of art worlds plural and circles and I do think they are growing. Amy, thanks for your kind words. Ronni, your words make me glad all my viewing of THE art world has been from the outside. And I do think there is hope if not for its overthrow then for the thriving of other communities and worlds as Sharon says. And Mo, where to begin. You have hit at the heart of a lot of what I have been thinking about and which I hope will be part of future blog posts. I am pretty much committed to being a non-selling artist. I just shipped 11 of the Spirit Books to Cleveland for an exhibit in October and am putting together a traveling exhibit of 16 which if all goes well with the Cleveland one (safe shipping, etc) I will start to promote later in the year. I think they are more powerful in a group and I would rather have them be seen by as many people as possible than be in a collection somewhere. I'm working on a budget. Although I don't care about making money, I need it to not cost me. As I said, there'll be more on this topic and more about artists books as well. I always appreciate your insights. Susan Kapuscinski Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174952588173490738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-32757653734524968352012-08-30T20:03:36.011-04:002012-08-30T20:03:36.011-04:00Hi again Susan,
Artists books are the best way to ...Hi again Susan,<br />Artists books are the best way to reach a much wider audience than the galleries can ever hope for. You are doing a great job and I love how you share so generously! <br />When I was knocked back for a juried artists books show early last year one of the guest speakers Peter Lyssiotis helped me get over my disappointment by saying he had first started making his artist's books over 30 years ago because none of the commerial galleries would show his work!Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-72330306584847819942012-08-30T18:22:06.864-04:002012-08-30T18:22:06.864-04:00hmmmmmm art world, schamrts world
I started out o...hmmmmmm art world, schamrts world<br /><br />I started out on the path to fine arts (art world glory), took a look at post modernism (the 1980s was NOT a good decade for art with soul) and decided crafts looked a whole lot better. After I garnered some small attention for my crafty work I thought 'hmmmm maybe time is right to go gets my masters and have a foot in both worlds'...<br /><br />after completing a coursework masters (and I'm now almost to the end of a research masters too) I'm more convinced than ever before that 'THE' art world (eg the one where you get your 'ed-u-kashun' and where all the money, prestige, talk, and beautiful people hang out) is a vacuous, hideous blight on human culture --- it is the land of anti-art..... of anti-thought... of russian drug lords as art patrons and public museums held ransom by rich patrons. <br /><br />I want no part of it <br /><br />but I DO have hope that the real world is turning - that folk are noticing that the emperor has no clothes - and they are demanding a change.<br /><br /><br />viva la arty revolution!<br /><br /> ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-5131354540513202742012-08-30T15:54:54.596-04:002012-08-30T15:54:54.596-04:00Susan, your art is such an inspiration, y'know...Susan, your art is such an inspiration, y'know your Spirit Books CD with the high resolution images & all the details of how you made each of the books is a treasure in my home. X fingers that one day I will be in a city where they are on show in an exhibition. That series is your major work in this lifetime (so far) & really does need to be housed in a major collection, does the Center for Book Arts in NYC acquire work? the next question is would you part with them? All my best work has been sold over the years (or given to Old Man Crow (my partner) so I have some pieces in house for reference that I can't sell!) Developing a good relationship with a gallery owner who will act on your behalf takes a lot of the stress out of the art making. Most artists are not good business people that is why we need galleries! The gallery owner becomes a friend and a respectful relationship develops from both sides that with luck can last a lifetime. A lot of galleries would want your work so (if you haven't yet) pick one that feels right and never ever sell yourself short! I sell my work for a price that I feel comfortable with, that honours the work and the years that it has taken to develop & oh yes, the work with the most heart and soul that has taken everything I know and a bit more to make always sells, that's what art is! & as Kiki Smith said, the good thing about being an artist is "the work has to go away!"<br />here;s's a link to her very inspiring interview<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izrjqintn8I&feature=player_embedded<br />Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-64876299474351548022012-08-30T12:17:34.463-04:002012-08-30T12:17:34.463-04:00Hi Susan,
Thanks for your inspiring thoughts. As...Hi Susan, <br /><br />Thanks for your inspiring thoughts. As an artist trying to work out what is "my own", I found your words very encouraging :)<br /><br />Amy<br /><br />p.s. I pinned this blog post to my Book Binding Inspiration board - http://pinterest.com/pin/167829523584734238/AEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05437990960140669809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-66410753028104314512012-08-30T10:19:51.052-04:002012-08-30T10:19:51.052-04:00Susan: Thanks for this insight--it is something t...Susan: Thanks for this insight--it is something that I can truly relate to my own work. Perhaps it would be helpful for those of us who don't consider ourselves part of THE art world, to think about the concepts of art worlds--plural, ever widening ripples on a pond that connect in some ways but are also unique as circles. Many thanks for the thoughts.Sharon McCartneynoreply@blogger.com