I think I finally know why I was meant to be an artist.
Perhaps this can help if you are considering an art career.
Here's the quick explanation:
Art is my best mechanism to transform my intense overflow of ideas into productive and meaningful tangible recordings.
I didn't say it wasn't a mouth full.
- A spark of possibility is when art is first conceived.
- This possiblity morphs into an endless stream of ideas.
- The stream must be harnessed and leveraged without self-imposing judgment.
Through years of riding this stream of ideas, I have learned the simple discovery:
- If done correctly, art is made.
- If done well, art is sold.
- If both take place, an art career is born.
Dive in for the deeper explanation:
I once told a friend that the thing I like most about my art career is that I have a tangible object to show for my hours of work. In my previous careers, my job was to simply apply knowledge and skill, and while it did yield positive results, they were not something you could hold in your hand. Frankly, the results were a bit boring, sometimes hard to understand by others, and often left me unfulfilled. All this time and effort was put in with nothing to show for it.
The flow of my ideas has always remained constant, and in my previous careers, the pace and number of ideas would mostly rush past any opportunity that could put it to good use. The idea could not time up with the chance for it to succeed often times. Perhaps the idea was not understood or even accepted by others. All ideas, both good and bad, lay to waste without trying them. This was terribly frustrating and discouraging. Piles of wasted and unpursued ideas formed around me until I felt trapped.
I knew there had to be a way to make full use of ideas. I discovered that the best way is through art.
Today, I have fully embraced and optimized my idea flow to explore all the good ideas... and the bad ones too.
The difference and most fulfilling part of being an artist is that I’m able to give myself exponentially more chances to fail so that I can ultimately succeed.
The fun in riding the idea flow removes all negative and discouraging feelings of failed ones. It's a blissful journey not knowing what successful one comes next.
I thank my family and friends for encouraging me to stand behind my ideas and let them be seen.
I thank you for giving me the opportunity to explore all of these ideas as they rush around in my head, are pushed to digital pixels, printed on amazing materials, and end up on your valuable wall space. It means the world to me.
If ideas swirl in your mind without pause, perhaps it's time for you to let them out and become an artist.
