So I was sitting in a rather large room with quite a few other boys doing an art exam yesterday, and a question happened to pop up involving a quote from an art critic (I forget his name now (in fact, I can’t even remember the quote now…)). It stated how art is basically ‘chance and fate,’ and it’s been on my mind ever since.
Now here’s my question; would you say that this statement is applicable to your work?
I know for a fact that a lot of my work is just me fluking out, like in ‘The Fern’ and ‘Sunbearer.’ I think it’s more applicable to photography then other mediums, but how do you feel about it?
Good thing it was an optional essay question… I think I would have died if I had to answer it…
The other thing I’d like to address is my first sale =) Many thanks to whoever purchased it, it makes me feel loved =D
Dan Cahill
First congratulations on your first sale. You are quite talented and is well deserved.
As for your question in regards to art, I do think especially in photography that the capturing of images can be chance and fate of finding the image. Where that ends is how we chose to capture and display it. Everyone has the ability to capture an imaget hrough various mediums. It is how they put the technical aspect along with personal vision that turns the piece into art. That is my own personal take on the question.