Spoon River
What is an artist? What is art?
To me it’s simple, everyone is an artist and everything they create is art.
Some artists have a statement to make with their art, but I’m the kind of artist who lets the art make the statement. I discover the story along the way, sometimes long after the art is made. Each piece is kind of like a tarot card, open for my interpretation.
Then there are some artists who simply love beauty, and that’s enough. It’s like being able to love life without having to give it meaning. My friend, Mike Moats, makes gorgeous art and he writes about this all the time.
As I reflected on this image, Mike’s words about his own work, were what popped into my mind: “they are just pretty pictures with no deep thoughts or special meaning behind the image.”
I admit that, most of the time, I love to indulge in deep thoughts… and give things meaning… but this time it’s just a pretty picture.
What are these numbered posts all about? Read the introduction to my Photo & 100 Words project and find out!
