On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, Alistair Stray wrote:
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]is a waste of time. Somebody said art was for self entertainment, that has
]to be wrong unless you keep it to yourself. If you try to sell it, or
]display it, then you are seeking validation for your work. If an artist
Maybe I misstated my point: The most important reason to "make art" is
to satisfy yourself. If self-satisfaction is not first achieved, then
the work is worthless.
]poor. If my work is good/bad or irrelevant is not my decision. That is the
]decision of the spectator, the art gallery, the club, the audience and
]posterity.
Think what you will, but I feel that I am my own best critic. Since what
I paint, write, or compose is purely to entertain myself, it is only
logical that I do these things with just myself in mind.
]reanalysing and reprocessing previous work. Therefore anyone who is doing
]something even slightly different must fight like hell to get it noticed, if
]they don't then Art will never advance at all.
The advance of art means not a flying fork to me.
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