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[@zabe_era]

I'm seeing a lot of people talking about expensive materials, but when I watched the video, its not about price but about quality and intentionality.

[@susanwright4108]

Please remember that this is one person‘s opinion. There may be artist who are extremely prolific. Do incredible work, but do not take them to galleries. Perhaps they paint because they can’t not paint as any true artist it does and they don’t really care whether the work sells or not. This does not make them a hobby artist just because they don’t put their work in galleries. I think the true artist is basically a person who can’t not create no matter what medium they are using and why use, whatever is at hand, or that they can afford.

[@barjoll7037]

I agree with your statement. For me, not painting (creating) is not an option. Better quality does come with time and practice.

[@jamesgage5418]

​@@barjoll7037 and has nothing whatsoever to do with what materials you place in their hands. I find his statements to be nothing more than opinion, based upon an attitude of pretending to have "the answer."

[@robsmith588]

Using the most expensive paint will not help if there is no vision or authenticity behind it.

[@karlabritfeld7104]

Agree

[@InspireHealthSystem]

Definitely! ❤

[@sheilatanart9874]

Agree! Also discipline, skill and a command over strong composition

[@contemporaryartissue]

Absolutely!

[@weedo4269]

What i feel when i use expensivier paint is that i tend to think a little bit more

[@EzeICE]

"You go to an auction house, let's say Christie's right, and they bring out a nice Picasso, and it's dead quiet. Nobody says a peep. Then, as soon as they announce the price, there's a huge applause 👏🏽 from the crowd. You'd think they'd applaud the artist, like what a great painter he is, yes? Nah, they'd rather applaud the price tag....go figure." -Fran Lebowitz 😂😂😂

[@Accountdeactivated_1986]

The art market is a very different thing than the art world. Or it should be.

[@collegeri]

Leblwitz is an idiot. The fact that they are there for the auction is the applause. Lebowitz was interesting for 2 minutes in 1971.

[@mentalfloss100]

Bingo ….. the more eccentric the painter the greater the piece….

[@lartist-jk8fp]

​@@mentalfloss100They don't care about eccentricity as much as they care about vulgarity and nudity

[@darrelqify]

Picasso is a terrible rip off.

[@Stevegalan]

I once heard someone answer your question regarding how to tell the difference between “real” painting and “amateur “ painting. First, look at a million paintings. After that it’s pretty easy. As far as store bought materials, if Gerhard Richter bought a pre-stretched canvas and a few tubes of paint, he could produce a painting on par with his best work. Real art is made by real artists. Quality is subjective but consensus tends to bolster itself until a painter is considered to be an artist. I’ve been painting for over forty years. I build my panels, stretch my canvas, mix my own colors, and have never considered what I do to be a hobby. My paintings attempt to capture what I’m feeling at the moment. Some succeed some don’t. I’m hesitant to call myself an artist but the fact that I’ve been able to continue doing this convinces me I’m successful. I like seeing your dog in the video.

[@user-ke1fo6iw7t]

Congratulations on your new assistant! I think when you look at a series of works by any abstract artist, it creates its own context and you can start to get a sense of the artist's underlying philosophy.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Absolutely, that's the beauty of a solo show or a retrospective. The individual works start to support one another resulting in a synergetic entity.

[@deepashtray5605]

First off, CONGRATULATIONS! It sounds like you're describing the age old question between what is art and what is craft. From my own experience I see them on a gray scale for the most part where one end is artistic expression and the other craftsmanship... but where a good piece of either art or craft requires that one must have a solid familiarity with both artistic expression and quality workmanship. An artist works to master the subject and the craftsperson to master the materials, while both need to find the balance that best works for their creations.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you! Great comment, thank you for your contribution and wishing you all the best

[@journeyofaconfusedartist]

Looking into old traditional art techniques. Is it Craft or Art? Rangoli & Ebru for example. I have reported on this before..

[@desertstar223]

You have a very interesting, thought provoking take on the subject. However abstract 'art' is neither. It's rubbish. An insult to real talented artists, who can represent the world around them in a stunning, unique visual manner . Whereas anyone without ANY talent can make splashes, stripes, drips, spurts, smears on a canvas and call it art.

[@deepashtray5605]

@@desertstar223 I respectfully disagree with some of that. I used to hold that opinion but have since modified my position.

[@desertstar223]

@@deepashtray5605 It's YOUR position. Everyone has a right to his/her own opinion. It might be a nonsensical position, but it's your position.

[@justinferguson9779]

Beautiful is beautiful no matter what.

[@ifychiejina1292]

Congratulations on your new assistant 🎉. She came just in time to help ring in the New Year. I'm thankful for all the information this channel has offered to artists 💜.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much! The pleasure is all mine, thank you for joining us on this journey 🙌

[@raphealcrump4796]

Thank you for everything you do and congrats on the new member of the family!

[@k8marlowe]

Your “little family” is beautiful! Thank you for giving clarity on this subject. It’s funny… before I could afford to buy the best paints, gallery wrapped canvases or all the other supplies we think we need, I used whatever was laying around my grandparents garage, including wood planks, old tarps, wood stains, waxes, paints and other household materials. The things I created back then were, by far, my most original works.

[@dukewindsorfineartstudio4789]

Congratulations to your new addition!!! Thanks for the conference call and the powerful advice and report. I have a lot to consider and even more to do as I prepare for the future of my work.

[@jinjahlilly1557]

Aww congrats on your baby. Many blessings. And thank you so much for for your videos, I truly feel like I too am involved in the art world.

[@pierregrenier]

Thanks for your work on the visual arts art. I find your videos the most interesting ones.... I share your attitude about exploration, invention, originality and risk taking, finding your own path.... I am also painting ( last 8 years) . I am happy to say that I followed your advice since the beginning and I continue to do it.... and I think I have found my own path/style ( kind of non-style!), It is a much more interesting experience to experiment. Congratulations on the arrival of your new asistant. Looking forward to watching your new videos.

[@willtheo]

What makes great art are rules of composition. Buying expensive paint and grounds often works against ‘great’ art. Did Basquiat work with expensive paints? Van Gogh? I was told Hans Hofmann used to take paint he didnt use and deliberately spread it over his canvas -“ like $hit”. And we can find cigarettes in pollacks later work- not sure if that was deliberate. Doesnt matter what quality your paint is . What matters is if you study composition . So buy a book instead of an expensive cadmium red and pick up Rudolph Arnheims seminal “ art and visual perception” , Hans’s hoffmans concept of push-pull. Earle Lorans study of cezannes composition , Gilles deleuzes “logic of sensation “ where he analyzes Francis Bacon. Kandinsky’s ppint/line/ plane. If you think buying expensive paint is more important than learning about composition, then you must think buying art is the same as making it. And it’s not.

[@DanceMakersLietuva]

Congratulations with a new addition to the Family! Great advises and insights, as always! Julien, could you please share a link from that interview with Sophie Vanal? Thank you.

[@Charlesbentleyart]

Congrats man! Merry Christmas and thank you for all the valuable advice 🎄

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you, the pleasure is all mine. Merry Christmas and happy 2024!

[@sonyagirodon9510]

Recently discovered your videos and love them as they are to the point and helpful! Thank you!! Congratulations also on your beautiful baby!!

[@angelinamichelle8474]

Brilliant! Thankyou for sharing this. Gives me hope that I am on the right track with my less than usual approach. Great advice.

[@sheilatanart9874]

Great advice! Thanks for sharing. And congratulations on your beautiful new assistant! 😍 Implementing your advice here will give an artist the slightest edge over the rest. It's easy to fall into the mass produced stuff because art materials are so convenient now! I want to dedicate time to build my own canvasses and experiment with paint, dedicate time for art practice. For now, the focus is on commercial art, aka. murals

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much 🥰 The pleasure is all mine, I am here to help. Absolutely, sounds like a great plan. Go for it! 💪💪

[@jamesg2382]

Thank you, good advice. Congratulations and a merry Christmas

[@fatherburning358]

Congratulations and merry Christmas. Very informative video once again. Much appreciated. 👍

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you too and a happy 2024!

[@101victorga]

thank you very much for this advice, it is very useful as yours usually are. today Im learning how to express myself in the abstract art universe, but years ago I worked as a sound engineer in commercials and movies, that's why Im always paying attention to the production of any video I see.. and for me it is getting harder and harder to witness how your content and audience are getting better and bigger, but the technical quality of your videos is not growing at the same rate: the lighting and the sound quality of your videos need a big push to keep up with the concept you are working on. This is not a destructive critique, just a reminder that here in youtube the technical level of proffessional videos is very high, investing in a good lavalier microphone and pro-lighting would make a great improvement in your already great content. thank you again and congratulations for becoming a father!!

[@nereidabonmati8451]

I can't agree more about being personal in your choice of materials! Thank you for your encouraging channel, congratulations for your lovely family, and happy 2024! See you next year, enjoy!

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine. Feeling blessed and thankful and looking forward to the new year-see you next year, and happy holidays!

[@paulbehnke0]

Thank you for your channel. I look forward to each post. Your guidance never misses

[@sarakia3144]

Congratulations, thanks for all your great advice and the useful information that you share with artists.

[@laurelindon]

I must say, I'm a bit disappointed by this advice. Not to oversimplify what you said, but it sounds as if you are saying that the first and foremost argument (or point of analysis) when distinguishing the abstract art of a master painter and the scribbles of a child is the originality and material quality of the paint? So, correct me if Im wrong, but it seems to me that what this says is that there is basically no striking, immediate, tangible, visionary difference between rudimentary scribbles and deep intellectual abstraction, except to look at the tools and materials (and their combination) used. This, imo, is a gross undermining and even insult to the works of great abstraction. Its like calling abstract paintings no better than the scribbles of a child, save for the price tags of their supplies. What about the ideas of the author and what their abstraction is meant to convey? What about the meticulous structuring of the composition? What about the subtle and purposeful color-mixing? Or, hey, what about the subject and object of the painting itself?! A child will scribble non-sense, basic subjects like: a house, a flower, a dog, a rainbow... Whereas a painter will try to convey emotion and much deeper meanings. I really thought that you would speak about some glaring aspects of composition, palette complexity, brushwork, themes and intellectual challenges overcome and captured in deceptively naivistic forms. Something that seasoned and educated curators can spot instantly. Not tell us that the first thing a curator does is inspect if the supplies are stock. What does that mean - if you use cheap stock supplies, no matter how good your painting is, your art is not worth it - and if you use expensive, self-made, improvised supplies; than no matter what kind of garbage you paint, your art will be valued?

[@contemporaryartissue]

Wouldn't you agree that exploring the selection and use of materials is a visionary difference? And it is very striking, immediate, and tangible. And yes, there are other important aspects required for a great abstract picture, as you rightly point out, but for this video, we focus on the starting point before all those things can come into play-as it was the number one issue I encountered when reviewing and advising abstract painters over the years. The video does not say that all abstract art with stock supplies will be bad and that all with unconventional ones will be good. It states that it becomes incredibly difficult to achieve a great work of art when using acrylic paint (premium or cheap) straight out of the tube on a normal cotton canvas on thin wooden stretchers. Hope this might clarify things a bit further.Wishing you all the best!

[@aliceshapirostudio]

Your new assistant is gorgeous, Julian! Glad seeing Perrier is getting equal attention too. Thanks for your extraordinary videos and see you in 2024.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much, Alice. Perrier loves her new sister and we’re indeed making sure she’s as involved in our little family as before. Happy days! The pleasure is all mine, thank you for your loyal support and see you in 2024!

[@graysimpson]

Big congrats on your new baby and thanks for all the great videos and advice this year 👏🏻👼🏻🎉

[@henrystaggs9991]

Great tips! I have been searching high and low for the advice you offered here. I am going to implement your suggestions on my next painting... wish me luck

[@DanielLopes-kv4sp]

Wonderful presentation. Your video’s are always an inspiration. You take the theoretical and make it practical. Best wishes to the new addition in your family! Looking at a father so happy, proud, excited is a wonderful thing! Enjoy the Holidays!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi Daniel, thank you so much. It most certainly is! Happy holidays to you too!

[@silviavanacore3948]

Such a sweet and tender new entry! I was already besotted by the lovely dog, but now love is all around! thank you for your very wise considerations and advice. Merry Christmas and congratulations on this lovely life changing new addition to the family!

[@mrfudd13]

Pigment straight from the tube is that hue's best possible chroma. Palate mixed paints often quickly lose chroma and tend toward black. It completely depends on what effect the artist intends, whether to use paint from the tube, or palate mix.

[@HondoTrailside]

It isn't true that mixed paint looses chroma, or tends towards black. Nor is it true that paint in the tube, like hues, are devoid of those problems. Paint just is what it is, and you have to know how to use it.

[@inezdruminez4196]

Thank you for all These wonderful advices through the Year. Happy new year to Ella. Make her sing❤

[@Chobiwalavictor]

May god bless your new assistant! ❤ Happy new year in advance. Thanks for your valuable insights.

[@juliepilcher5364]

Congratulations !! I believe you are spot on!! It's really changed my thinking when I approach my canvas or panels!! Thank you!!

[@pauladeaconart6636]

Thank you for all your professional advice and congratulations :)

[@andreslopezsculptor]

❤thanks for a great year of advice,congratulations for your new born merry Christmas and a happy new year .

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much, the pleasure is all mine! 🙏 Happy holidays to you too!

[@neetabhapkar9290]

Love to see your cute little new assistant director 😍😘💕✨ Congratulations & Best Wishes for this festive season! 💐🙏✨

[@michaelmartin3026]

Beautifully articulated explanation, original materials + original ideas = long shot at successful results… vs. no shot at all

[@elainescott6791]

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! Best wishes for a happy holiday and a healthy and positive 2024!!!!

[@TheTishy44]

No matter what keep creating and making art, u don’t have to make it big, just to enjoy it.

[@alejandrojavaloyas36]

Amazing video, Julien! Merry Xmas to you and your family, and congrats on the baby girl!

[@janetatuniquerawfoods2361]

Wow so great. Much Gratitude for words that confirm things as well as encourage. And of course beautiful happy holidays to you...and the Family. Its so interesting. I really enjoy the process of just stretching and gessoing a canvas. Now I have less art store access...and have stepped into making a variety of assembled surfaces...that eventually I plan to paint. I was just thinking about this today...I value every single step of making something... just a reflection and way.

[@Enajeroh]

Congratulations to the new family memeber! Thank you for the great information it's highly valuable.

[@milootje007]

I used to also be from Belgium (Antwerp) and have been living in the US for over 7 years now. I used to have a huge affection for original mid century furniture (still do) but now i mainly collect mid century abstract expressionism. The most expensive painting i ever bought was $35K And i have quite a few that i paid around $10K. I fully get it, and like to think that i have a trained eye. The answer is that there is no simple answer as to why some paintings are very valuable and others aren't, it's just a feeling. I have no issue paying a lot of money for a painting of an artist i've never heard of or even one that is completely unknown, the value lays in the strengt and presence of the work itself and one should trust their intuition and only buy what you love. There is some merit in what you say, but at the same time someone like Miro can simply put a pencil scribble on a piece of torn paper and it has power.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Great contribution, thank you very much! And you're right; it is about the presence, directness, and impact the work can have when populating a space or when someone is standing in front of it. And you're also right about how true masters can do so much with so little. Wishing you all the best and curious to hear more about your collection. All my best, Julien

[@milootje007]

@@contemporaryartissue I only buy original artworks. Some of the best stuff i own is paintings by Francis Hines, Richard Pousette-Dart, Emerson Woelffer and a beautiful contemporary work by Dana James. I also own a collection of paintings by Maurice Ambroise Ehlinger (19 paintings i think) and then some classical paintings and some more unknown but very good mid century abstracts and portraits.

[@briangibson7606]

I think that as an artist you have to follow your own path and know your own sweet spot . To know when something is working and know when to stop. One fatal mistake is to attempt to make the "Perfect Artwork"

[@irinathomas3703]

Congratulations on arrival of beautiful daughter! Have a special Holidays and thank you for this video!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much 🙏 the pleasure is all mine. Happy holidays to you too 🥂

[@jorgergonzalezvisualartist8925]

A Huge Congratulations!!! What a beautiful Christmas present you have received!! May the next year bring you health, happiness and success!

[@aliiscott1346]

To the point words as always. Congratulations very special New Years babe!

[@MerriWinter]

Oh wow congratulations on your newby. Thanks for making such a concise and instructive Channel.

[@al-karimabdulaziz8961]

Heartfelt congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby. Thank you for the great advise.

[@eenkjet]

Excellent advice. A good example is what I'm currently dealing with. One of my series's uses basic styrofoam panels which are milled, coated, leafed, and painted. They sell well (currently finishing a $70,000 commission). But I don't like the material. So, I've gone about this year figuring out how I can make foam panels in studio, an "artisan foam panel" if you will. If moving forward with this series, I need the piece to have a material mystery...a trade secret vibe to it for it to be taken more seriously.

[@contemporaryartissue]

A great example of exactly this artistic and material quest. Wishing you all the best!

[@10vogels]

I am using polyurethane (insulation) boards, they are a bit harder, stronger and smoother than syrofoam, and can easily be cut to create relief 2.5D effects. Maybe e worth a try? I also tried to make my own polyurethane boards but that was too hard. good luck!

[@eenkjet]

@@10vogels I've seen the HDU (precision board) at suppliers but am blown away at how much it costs. A 1" 4x8 EXP board is $25. The same in HDU is $700. One is crazy cheap the other eats into margins. I came across something the other day that might work. I used to mill drywall which was very fragile and dusty. But it presented a porous interior much like coral. The other day I was doing a repair and decided to mix some micro-spheres with some 1:1 polyurethane resin. When detailing the repair it had a similar core to the drywall. Since I'm usually milling around .20" into a board, I'm considering coating a cheap EXP board with a .25" layer of PU resin with the microspheres. The milled layer will give the impression of it being porous all the way through. I think the PU resin is having a slight reaction with the filler which makes these small cavities. Also it has that natural bone color when milled which is nice.

[@elainescott6791]

Thank you for your channel it’s the best out there for us artists!

[@elenagaevskaya9412]

Congratulations on your new assistant! God bless all of your family 💖

[@vecchioaccount-tx6fs]

Thanks for sharing all these valuable tips.

[@JamesGoodchapArt]

Congratulations! Thank you for your videos :)

[@glaight6362]

Great advice thank you. Congratulations on your beautiful new assistant.

[@myrablackwell3271]

Congratulations! So happy for you!

[@ewacroning3084]

Congratulations! Best wishes for New Year! 🎉

[@maydaydhc]

Blessings and congratulations! I enjoy these videos thank you 🙏

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it 🙏

[@spectrem]

Congratulations! Just welcomed my little assistant 2 months ago. This was very helpful and confirmed for me some of the strategies I have used in my practice.

[@DianelosGeorgoudis]

I was hoping for some insight, but what I got was at best practical advice: If you want a gallery to be interested in your abstract work, don't use stock materials. But there is a genuinely interesting question: What makes abstract work great? My tentative answer is: The personality of the artist. The power of the abstract work comes from how the artist's personality has changed the way people perceive art in the first place. The power of the work resides not in the work, but in the artist. With some help from the galleries and investor-collectors.

[@LIFESaWONDER]

Thank you for the valuable advise.

[@brookstorm9789]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@dansmith4984]

Congrats buddy - that’s awesome 🙌

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much 🙏 happy holidays!

[@rolandcr-7832]

Thank you for putting my thoughts about good art vs mediocre into something clear and concise. A video like this is so useful to help people understand the real difference that too many people just do not grasp. So many artists out there whining that they work so hard and get no recognition when they fail to see how "stock" their work looks. That's a really great way to describe it.

[@cheekypigg]

thank you this is super helpful.

[@rosinelenoane779]

Félicitations Julien, et excellentes fêtes de fin d’année !

[@Decopainterandtea]

Congratulations on your new baby!! ❤🎉😊

[@barborakachlikova7512]

Congratulations to a new baby assistant💝🍾 Merry Christmas and all the best to the 2024!🎄

[@Bijacabuya]

Beautiful!!! Congratulaciones padre

[@leonardoluc6362]

Thanks for the show and solid advise. Now what to do if you’r an artist painter with ideas but don’t have the budget for the art supply store goodies. Oil paint and special the oil sticks are very expensive for sure i dont even think about that anymore. Here i make my own panels and/or find canvassen & panels by the garbage, paint them over and than start happy as it keeps the cost down. Further with the paint, i buy paint in the hardware store and the garbage again mix or with plaster / sand / cheap cooking oils just to create a different look on the cheap yes but the process by it self brings out creativity and helps to work around the ltd cash.

[@robertb3842]

“Avoid mass-produced supplies” like pre-stretched canvas… but it’s innovative to paint on materials like velvet or from a hardware store which are also mass-produced? I think you’re downplaying the importance of an original vision and skill, which matter more than materials. Banksy uses regular old spray paint and stencils…

[@user-pj8qq4pj8t]

gefeliciteerd from Canada on having a daughter, and hartelijk dank for all the advice and insight you share on this channel. I only know some Dutch, but the good wishes cross all geographies!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hartelijk bedankt voor de felicitaties! Thank you so much, wishing you all the best!

[@johntaylor6211]

I love adding things to my paint . Like chalk dust . Herbs . Dirt . Cornstarch. Basically anything that works for me to create something original.

[@johntaylor6211]

I also always use . White yellow blue red and burnt umber to create all my colours. Mixing up my own different blacks especially. Red black Green Black Blue Black . These different blacks can have a huge effect on the final outcomes .

[@gardeniainbloom812]

AAaaawwwww too cute of a surprise. Congratulations and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@r-cdmx]

Excellent. Thank you. 👌🏽✨

[@amygibson5365]

Congratulations on your brand new greatest work of art!

[@lucyeinna7037]

Ohhhh congratulations ❤ happy Christmas with your family 💛 💝

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much! ❤ Merry Christmas to you too!

[@lucyeinna7037]

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[@manaswiniv320]

Awww the end was unexpected ❤ The intro of the new asst. Director 🥰 And yes, thank you for the video! This was really helpful.

[@redmoondesignbeth9119]

What a Wonderful Christmas Present! 😍🥂🎄🎁 I have so enjoyed your series. Very informative. I'm living in Santa Fe now because of the art....and the Light. I've been a hobby artist all my life but never had that much time. Now I do.

[@benita0102]

the best assistant you ever can have, congratulations!!!

[@CrispySkates]

What a great video! I'm so glad to hear making my own canvases is seen the same way I see it, I have a question. I've been thinking about offering an NFT with my pieces. I know everybody says enough these are dead, but I constantly get contacted for them, but it worries me because some of them don't actually want the art ...what your thoughts would it add more value make my art more original?

[@christineodonnell2711]

Congratulations on your baby girl! Happy 2024!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much 🙏❤️🥂

[@devinkatzenberger1068]

Very nice surprise at the end 😊 congratulations my friend. You are sure to be a great father and teacher to your child.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much 🙏 I will give it my all to be both! Happy holidays

[@williamerickson520]

By manipulating your paints, do you mean mixing colors yourself? How large of a factor would that be? Does this apply to styles other than abstract?

[@archerandthemouse]

I think the problem people have with abstract art is they recognize a freedom in it, something pure and childlike that we all respond to because resonates and assume that this is sloppy or done without any intention. Sometimes there isn't any intention with a mark if you are painting instinctually but the fact that you have set out to paint instinctually is intent in its own way. There is purity in a painting a five year old makes, and that painting is something that five year old will never be able to duplicate. An abstract Artist (me as an abstract artist) is always opening myself up to that purity, landing on the surface curious, excited, full of wonder. I will always challenge a person who says, "My five year old can do that" and I say, can you replicate your five year olds selves art? They can't, it's impossible. If you could maybe you will have discovered how to stay five forever. Thank you for the meaningful content, it is so interesting, I appreciated. It seems that you and your partner have created an amazing artwork yourselves, just beautiful. Congrats on the addition.

[@wombofthevoid]

As someone who is getting back into painting and is mostly into abstract, I am learning how abstract art is not the same across the board. Not every abstract artist is being in a childlike mindset when they go to paint, not every abstract artist is trying to gain back their childlike curiosity or pureness of instinctual painting, such as myself. I, of course, have a lot of curiosity (and I *love* color and to just get paint down), but my abstract art is based in intention, concepts and ideas of life, of being a woman, deep emotions such as loneliness and agony and spiritual thoughts, and other things that a child would not be able to convey or tap into as they have not experienced much of life or themselves. Freedom and purity is not only something that comes from children, I believe and have experienced that freedom and purity just comes from being one's authentic self overall, as we all change and grow and lose a lot of the way of being we had as children and such; having to discover and experience ourselves in new ways. Nonetheless, it is just very interesting to me how my eyes are opening up to different types of abstract art

[@archerandthemouse]

@@wombofthevoid You are right, it isn't one thing...I think I was trying to address a type of abstract work that gets the comment "my five year old could do that". For example Cy Twombly, Rothco... Still there is an element of free, pure, instinct, even primitive in all abstract art. The whole point of non representational abstract work is to paint open, to paint from a place that you don't use to do your taxes, or or organize you living space. For me it is a detachment "from instead of a connections" to". Everything else is painting. Abstract is more a subconscious endeavor, Pollack said it best, "when I am painting I am not aware of what I am doing..."

[@carmennavar6961]

Thank you well said

[@ih4630]

Excellent advice!

[@thistree9028]

Thank you and Best New Year to you. Lovely, cute baby..Art, can be very tricky, but we kind of know when something visually resonates within our heart, like a song does I suppose..

[@ZadenZane]

I take your point you're talking about abstract art and it's better to go to the source to express an idea directly where possible than to use paint... but I was looking through contemporary art drawings tmon sale today and some of it was on school exercise book paper! For £10,000 I thought that was a bit ridiculous because it wasn't some salvaged early masterpiece by this artist as far as I could tell... it was just his choice of materials...

[@treezydcm]

Thank you for taking the time and making this video for us. I still think that what makes good art is good art, not just the expensive materials. It is a mix of talent, hard work, constant experimentation and, of course, if you're a bourgeois you can certainly afford anything expensive 😱. You can do great art on amazon packaging or recycled cardboard or bark, or fabric for that matter. Also, street artists can make awesome art on cheap walls like Banksy. Congratulations on the birth of your gorgeous baby. Endless sleepless nights will certainly lead you to liminal aha moments and get your even more inspired . Merry Xmas and a super-happy new year, love. I always look forward to checking out your awesome videos. 💝

[@glaight6362]

Worth knowing, thank you

[@tklimson]

Fantastic advice, some of the best art I've seen was produced on old wood, drop cloths and panel scrap.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Exactly! Thank you for tuning in 🙏

[@ashofangels]

Congratulations on your new assistant ❤

[@janetatuniquerawfoods2361]

...sorry but I don't understand the name of the gallery you mention at the start. If you are willing will you write it out please? Thank you for considering it....

[@marilepine1]

Congratulations!!! ❤

[@mr.pringle8466]

So you're saying if Picasso or Renoir used stored bought paint it would be shyte..?

[@mermaidlafemme1022]

I have liked and subscribed to show support for your channel.....hugs from Scotland 🤗

[@laverite1050]

You have the most adorable precious assistants!!!