Process

As the new ArtLog system comes closer to going online, it is time to think about the nature of the artistic process. There are more questions than answers. Is it possible to chart it? What are the elements that are involved in the process ? When does it start and perhaps more importantly when does it end and why? When you think about it at all, the process that goes into producing any kind of cultural production is incredibly complicated. How does an idea, a feeling, a response to something, an intellectual concept become a painting, book, poem, score that communicates to the other person and will continue to do that over time. The Mona Lisa stays enigmatic to every generation and that is the genius of the artist. But in most cases, the craft, technique, skill gets overlooked and yet this is a fascinating process to non-artists. Really, the making of a work should stand beside the work if one is to to appreciate what has been achieved.