Why Art Matters…
This is the blog of a retail shop owner. Debbie Dusenberry recently had a post about a speech she gave to a group of creative types.
I really enjoyed, understood and even cheered what she had to say. Here’s an excerpt….
So to keep from going crazy in the midst of running a business and being an artist, I do a few things.
1. I pray a lot:
“God show me something NEW”. CREATE in me NEW ART!
2. Go back to the beginning.
What did you love about art? What did you love about your art? What makes you different, what is your talent?
3. Remember the rules- then break them.
When I was a photography student I picked up a magazine that said: The photography basics were: focus, center the subject, light it well. NOW CHANGE THEM: Don’t light it perfectly, don’t shoot it in focus, don’t crop it evenly…. do it different.
4. Change something.
