Thursday Thoughts...

“The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.” 

 Joan Miró

This quote gives me thoughts about the passionate artist; the troubled genius; the spontaneous and flamboyant temperament. And then I move to the clinical disposition  - efficient, cool and focussed.

And yet, I am not sure how I would apply it to most artists I know. I think the broad strokes sense of it holds, but not in these grandiose ways.

My sense is that artists conceive ideas with a bit of a thrill, an excitement that has been ignited or sparked; an idea that thrills them with the thought of executing; or that challenges them to answer the question what if?

I agreed that the instigation of an art idea is very much more in that uncontrolled space; but I am unconvinced that it has to necessarily be all about fire in the soul. Sure sometimes we might say I have a burning desire to do this - but perhaps I am just not quite as emotive as this.

In terms of the implementation, execution, and creation of the work  I once again agree that that takes place within a different mindset. It doesn't necessarily help to be wildly flamboyant when attempting to implement. I think perhaps the notion of being considered and thoughtful suffices. It doesn't have to be clinically cool.

I think I agree in principle with most everything here; I am just less effusive about it. 

But then I look at Miro's work and mine and such a difference in approach is hardly unexpected!

This piece required careful and considered execution...