chantico | (no subject)

Sometimes I feel starved for want of discussion, mostly about art, and Art. It's strange to consider that I am in the middle of an incredibly creative social circle, and yet none of them draw/paint/sculpt/have any sort of investiture in the Fine Arts at all, or even any of the concepts of them. I'm at a stage in my work that I want to discuss, and I *need* to have valuable feedback from peers about my stuff. Sure . . . I can show people my illustrations, my pictures, and they can say "This is great!" or, if they have a good eye, "Well, something looks off . . . maybe this?"

But I can't get feedback about composition, or color interaction, or anatomy-- and I certainly can't get feedback about theme or influence or expression.

And even if I could bring this up with peopel around my, it's such a touchy subject . . . for all of the respect fringe creative projects get (gaming being a prime example), Art and the discussion there of is mostly just made fun of. I don't know . . . I doesn't help when at the slightest mention of Art the room erupts in guffaws. It's really fucking frustrating, because I want to be able to point out to people that the things they are laughing at really do have merit . . . but I don't have the words or the courage to speak them anyway.

I dunno. I guess . . . I guess my art at this stage isn't as much about the physical improvment and more about expression of ideas. And right now, I feel incredibly blocked up about expressing *anything*, whether through art, writing, or talking to people. I'm tired of being quiet but I have no one to talk to to break that. It's why I'm updating this more. Maybe it will help me be able to speak up some-- even if there isn't anyone to listen.

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While I do not have the extensive background and training in the arts that you do, I can assure you that I understand the need to discuss both art and Art. I may not be able to offer technical advice since I do not know all the techniques of your chosen media, but since I am a jack of most trades, master of none, I have taught myself some of the aspects of art. I could provide a sympathetic ear, and possibly even offer some mildly educated opinions on a specific range of topics.

All of which is meant to say: Dude, I'll talk to you about Art!

I'd love to chat with you more about the subjects. Maybe you can pick up some extra knowledge from my field, and I could learn a bit more about the bewildering fields of crafts and other art forms I've never had the chance to experiment with.

Jeez, all these closet art people . . . I'm starting to think I should host an Art Party, where people would just bring supplies for a whole bunch of stuff, art books, and sit and talk about Monet and Manet and Sexuality in Italian Art and what exactly defines post-modern.

That's what we like to call a Salon. I think it's a grand idea. I'd love to host.

I even have a friend from HobLob days who is also an artist, but lives a fairly secluded lifestyle, and I think she might be up for it. So we could get some cross pollination going on.