i have a creative block. i usually do life drawing and body sculpture stuff using textiles. any ideas from other artists out there im stuck.
2006-07-13 13:40:34 · 14 answers · asked by poppettes 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I'd suggest either changing your process entirely, like getting away from figurative work for a while, or looking at your life more closely and inform yourself about how you can make work that is honest and reveiling about YOUR experience. Creativity is not a standard (contrary to most people as well as schools) it's not gluing macaroni to lampshades, it's making something from the materials, ideas, and experiences you have available. Find what it is you enjoy doing and create a way to incorporate that into your artmaking. I had a couple really awesome teachers who were really dedicated to artmaking and community, this thing you're going through is just like any piece, you must use your faculties to resolve it. Enjoy the process. One of my teachers can be found at www.philross.org very inspirational! Good luck.
2006-07-13 18:05:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The main problem as you've stated is the creative block.
You can either let it get the best of you and spend alot of time thinking about it (as many artists have and would do).
On the other hand you could take action. Just pick something up - anything, and start working. If you don't like it - scrap it and start again and again and again! If your creativity is blocked then you need to try to work through it - by keep working.
Every piece of art an artist creates won't be a masterpiece. You just have to keep pushing.
2006-07-13 20:21:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I look back on my one year of art classes at a junior college as being one of the best years of my life. The amazing opportunity to just do art or art related classes is a huge gift, if you have an artist's heart you will know that someday. Try to appreciate it now though because "now" is the future. You are creating your future in THIS MOMENT. As you show your appreciation the block can't help but dissolve to make room for more things to come for you to appreciate. It is a law of nature.
2006-07-13 14:54:28 · answer #3 · answered by Mandalawind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you could search the net for artists, but there probably arent a lot of ppl that do that same stuff. my suggestion is to just start drawing or sculpting ne thing and dont worry about the outcome. thats what i do and it always works. art can evolve from what may seem like nothing. its no fun to copy other artists work, but if you want to try something new just take a look at some examples on art.com or something like that. dont duplicate any 1s stuff, just try 2 get some ideas.
2006-07-13 13:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by josh h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to me a few times in college. I know its hard for some people to come up with a creative idea on the spot. You could try checking out unfamiliar places and people. Sometimes inspiration can come from the weirdest things or something can instantly spark an idea. You could have some sort of revelation. Sometimes even the most familiar situations or objects can have hidden inspiration so obvious you don't even realize it! In most cases for me, something brilliant came to me when I wasn't even thinking about it.
2006-07-13 14:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by this_girl_is_lost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always have one rule, like that commercial says; just do it.
I start by just drawing stuff, like even from magazines, or set up a simple still life, or draw some landscape. And before you know it I start getting new ideas.
Also it is good sometimes to do something different, break the rutine, I will go to my garage and build something or start a project around the house, paint a wall or change tiles or something.
I hope it helps.
Good luck.
2006-07-13 16:29:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, two things to remember here:
1. If you're into your forth year and still doing life drawings then you're in more than just a creative block. You're in a rut.
2. Expand, explore, express!
2006-07-13 15:36:12 · answer #7 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Know how you feel. I left Art College wanting to give up painting for good! I went there wanting to learn to draw and paint but all they did was lots of conceptual stuff!.Only after leaving did I begin to enjoy painting again.(sorry if that's not how you feel btw!)
My advice though from post-art college experience is firstly to enjoy what you do and learn to like your work, secondly to think about themes that you're interested in (or even at random) and try to think about ways of exploring them through your art.
For example, if you were asked to explore 'love' in your art, how would you do it?
2006-07-13 15:46:31 · answer #8 · answered by richy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a 3d animation class.
use your art talent for something useful like working in Hollywood as an animator.
it's the trend of the future.
learn 3D studio max or Maya.
You'll have an awesome career making special effects for movies.
2006-07-13 13:44:40 · answer #9 · answered by Iomegan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, your an exceedingly solid artist. yet you reported you elect to alter right into a greater effective one, i might purchase alot of drawing books or basically get them from the library. additionally examine in for some stepped forward Drawing instructions or a chum ought to help. solid success with each thing! =D
2016-10-07 21:44:23 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋