So its been an amazing roller coaster like week and half or so. I have been fairly pleased with some of the works I have produced during this time span. I have actually sold some paintings! 4 now to be exact, and at the same time I submitted 5 works to my schools literary arts magazine and one was selected for publication but barely on a tie breaker within the staff. Another one lost a tie breaker and the other three were voted against pretty heavily, one even was unanimously voted down. At first I was a little bummed about how the works were seen in a negative light. But it just so happened that the one that was completely shut down by the lit mag staff was a piece I sold for a fairly high price(at least for me). That experience and irony reminded me and taught me how subjective art can be..... "one person's trash is another person's treasure." My art is influenced by northern European abstract and contemporary techniques, so that might mean I am going against the wind a bit, being in California, when I am trying to show my work. But what is most important is that each finished work is my personal treasure. Art along with music, has become my religion of sorts. The title of this blog/journal means to me is that basically I have to be happy with my art and music.... regardless of the thoughts and hearts of others. No matter what it has been a great journey so far and I look forward to continuing it!
www.myspace.com/zacharyhillart
www.myspace.com/zacharyhillart
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment