Intimidated Spectators
Posted: October 31st, 2008 | Author: Sean | Filed under: Thoughts | Tags: art intimidation | 1 Comment »Normally when I go on a posting spree its because I’m at the gallery and relatively workless. Today at the school is a Open House event so we are getting lots of people. Since I’ve worked here I have been surprised by the number of people who stop at the door, poke their head in, and ask if they can come in, as if they need permission. I think it is sad. It just goes to show how large of a gap there is between people in and out of the art world. Stereotypes of the pretentious artist, the starving artist, the conceptual all white painting artist, and the rambling far off pothead artist among many others, attribute to this. Like most stereotypes a small percentage of people soil the image of the large percentage. How can we change our collective image as artists into something more positive? Something that represents the vast creativity, potential, and ability of many artists today.
We can end these stereotypes by proving them wrong, by not being a pothead, by not being white, by being friendly and not being poor.