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What’s shakin’ at Rodzart 10-17-2009

October 18, 2009 on 6:08 pm | In Da Newz from Rod | No Comments

What’s shakin’ at Rodzart 10-17-2009

Hi Folks. I hope everyone has had a good week.

Well, I’m afraid those two paintings I was talking about last week won’t be getting posted
to the net after all. After finishing them and considering them for a while, I decided that
they need to go on the dud stack. This really does happen fairly regularly to most artists.
A painting can look great on the easel, but when you look at it later it just ain’t makin’ it.
Probably a third of my work doesn’t make the cut this way. But, ya never know till ya try it.
In the case of the two paintings in question, I still like the concept, but I really need
to rethink the execution. So, I’ll strip the canvas off the stretchers, put some new canvas
on, prime it, and I’ll give them both another try. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Last week I said I’d pontificate some more on non-representational art, so here we go.

First, art is for everyone. There is no “right art” or “wrong art”. No one is qualified
to decide what art should be seen by others.

Second, if it’s art to you, then it’s art. It may not necessarily be seen as art by everyone
else, but that doesn’t matter. If you want to see something as art, then it’s art.
No one is qualified to decide what art is to you. That’s totally your choice.

Third, all choices in art eventually come down to a like-don’t like choice. If you like it
support it, if you don’t like it, then ignore it. No one is qualified to suppress art.

Fourth, and this is a biggie, never, never, should any sentient being be harmed in the
name of art. Now, this is a universal rule that applies not just to art but to life in general.
It is always wrong to wantonly harm sentient life. There can be no excuse for cruelty.

Ok, now that I’ve got that settled, on to non-representational art. I went through the
four points above though, because they often do apply to non-representational art.

Before I go any further though, please remember that I speak only for myself.

So whats the point of art in the first place? To me, the purpose of art is to evoke some
sort of response in the viewer. That response can be anything from euphoria to
projectile vomiting, but if there’s no response from the viewer, then the art in question
has not been particularly successful. Now everyone will not respond to the same piece of art
in the same way. Everybody’s different. That’s what makes this form of art so interesting.

In non-representational art we use shapes and colors to evoke a response, rather than
images of things. Certain shapes and colors create different feelings, and for every person
those feelings will be different. Personally, most of the time I like to make people feel good,
so that’s affects my choice of colors or shapes. Most of the time my paintings are composed
in advance, with a series of sketches to help define what it is I want to show, and how I can
combine shapes and colors to accomplish that. Sometimes however, I just paint what I
feel at the time.

That’s it for now. Next week I’ll talk about how I compose a painting, and how I choose what
shapes and colors I’ll use, do achieve a desired effect.

He ’s some links to remember:

For original paintings, just email me at info@rodzart.com
For original paintings sold at auction go to:
http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=6&b=85

Original works on paper can also be purchased at:
http://rodzart.etsy.com

To buy prints on paper or canvas, mouse pads, mugs, refrigerator magnets, puzzles, etc. check out:
http://www.artwanted.com/rodzart
http://rodzart2.deviantart.com/gallery/

To obtain fine art prints, framed or unframed:
http://rod-schneider.fineartamerica.com

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