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Absolutely...women have been the object of interpretation on so many levels.
I think my comment stems from the influx of crafts that bleed into a world of fine art by inciting interpretation. I am speaking of the journals and paper-crafts that don't necessarily have any more intention to them than their esthetics...how much they look like what the crafter sees in a book or magazine. Admittedly, we learn through imitation, but as an artist while we learn we open ourselves to that part of us that expresses itself, artists like yourself and Laura have intention in your work. I know how the process evolves, we don't always know what the end result will be, we trust that we are being guided, and we let our art happen. Therein lies the difference between arts and crafts. No judgement on one or the other. BUT when you look at the trend of big headed women on thin necks, you are left to pause, was this a mimic or intentional? If it is a stab at a trend, then no need for interpretation...where is the defining line? How do we know? We don't. UNLESS the art comes from someone I know to be an artist not a crafter ( I am careful to define the term crafter like craftsman, with all due respect for there ability), then I am left to admire the work esthetically.
[Claudia steps off her soap box]
I think my comment stems from the influx of crafts that bleed into a world of fine art by inciting interpretation. I am speaking of the journals and paper-crafts that don't necessarily have any more intention to them than their esthetics...how much they look like what the crafter sees in a book or magazine. Admittedly, we learn through imitation, but as an artist while we learn we open ourselves to that part of us that expresses itself, artists like yourself and Laura have intention in your work. I know how the process evolves, we don't always know what the end result will be, we trust that we are being guided, and we let our art happen. Therein lies the difference between arts and crafts. No judgement on one or the other. BUT when you look at the trend of big headed women on thin necks, you are left to pause, was this a mimic or intentional? If it is a stab at a trend, then no need for interpretation...where is the defining line? How do we know? We don't. UNLESS the art comes from someone I know to be an artist not a crafter ( I am careful to define the term crafter like craftsman, with all due respect for there ability), then I am left to admire the work esthetically.
[Claudia steps off her soap box]
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