I Am is a photograph by Angelina Tamez which was uploaded on November 20th, 2013.
I Am
These were words I wrote in a recent online discussion, in which the question posed was Why do you want to be an artist? This was my tongue in cheek... more
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I Am
Artist
Angelina Tamez
Medium
Photograph - Combination Of Acrylic Painting, Photography, And My Digital Magic Wand
Description
These were words I wrote in a recent online discussion, in which the question posed was "Why do you want to be an artist?" This was my tongue in cheek response. A friend asked me to type it up for art.
Some of my experiences with artists are walls of judgement, about what it means to be an artist, what an artist is or isn't, what art is and isn't.
I define myself, I don't let people do it for me.
As long as I am an artist, which I expect will be a lifetime, I hope I never develop the stance that being an artist is without merit unless I am making a certain amount of money a year.
I believe any person who creates art is an artist.
People assign value to art, and to artists...but I am not an artist because someone else declares it, I am an artist because I create art.
I am blessed to know many great and encouraging artists as well. =D
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November 20th, 2013
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Comments (4)
Joy Bradley DiNardo Designs
Hi Angelina, Artist try to speak the truth and you did on this one!! Let it out girl! Nice work! L/F
Jeff Swanson
Well done, Angelina. Liked.
Angelina Tamez replied:
=) Thank you. I was in a bit of a sarcastic mood that day. Not my usual self. But...it's gets a little wearying with the negativity sometimes.
Craig Carter
Artistic freedom is threatened when art is challenged because of its content, message or viewpoint, rather than because of its aesthetic qualities or artistic merit.
Angelina Tamez replied:
Excellent thoughts. I think there is room for challenge in art. It creates the dynamic of having a reason to believe or not believe something about art. There are so many aspects to art...they are all worth consideration.
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