Peteskibreen's Blog

I have ” pushed” the idea that art is slow – slow conceptually as the intuitive births the theme and image and then the medium, line and tone and so on. I work that way best and as a very new serious visual artist, my attempts birth slowly conceptually. I feel totally at sea around what medium to use because I can really only use a pencil and pen and ink. And my lines are pretty ordinary and tones are shades of black – which I like. In conversation with some aerosol artists lately their beef was that slow didn’t work for them. Their best work came from fast pressured and pressurized [excuse the pun] action. They like their work best when they are under the pump and it resolves best for them then as well. From docos, Pro Hart seemed to be a bit manic, churning out countless pieces that tell stories of his space but speak less of quietness and reflection. Same for Andy Warhol. We wondered if maybe the way their minds are wired  is what they should go with. Embrace the speed! Do your best work! Art is either good or bad! And maybe that speaks for me as well. Which means, if nothing else, I won’t produce much but if I take the time and put the work in I might at least be satisfied with pieces that are resolved, resonate and tell something about me in my space and hopefully might approach “good art.”