The difference: a studio and an exhibition list
It’s funny. Years ago when I was coy and reluctant to show my works, people said I should be more open to showing them. Gradually I changed. Now I become so exhibitionistic I post (almost) everything I produce, online. They still say I’m hiding too much, hiding too much in my room making my own works (that nobody could/would see).
With Internet users of the whole world as (potential) audience I’m still hiding. I wonder why. I suppose they mean serious (whatever that means) artists all go to galleries and museums. I don’t mind going to galleries and museums. I’d love to. But sometimes it doesn’t make sense to. As said I don’t make art all the time. Works that are not artworks shouldn’t go to galleries and museums (and there are those that are artworks that shouldn’t go to these spaces). You would not want to see this printed on 20″x20″ archival paper framed in double acrylic hung on white cube wall, you know what I mean?
As for the autistic practice of making things in my tiny little room and uploading 24/7, is it different from making things in a studio (tiny or not) and exhibiting non-stop? Maybe… and I will head to try that — if I don’t die too soon. Before that, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what I’m doing.
