People of Color #5 - Woman Facing a Snake

The last day of my week long series on 'People of Color'. Give feedback and tell me what you thought of the series and which series has really stood out over the last few months.

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Stop Sign #6

Stop sign #6 - What if people don't like what I do?
Answer: Guess what? They WON'T like what you do! At least many won't. Many might,
some will. But that is like saying what if someone doesn't like my flower garden or
looks or gift, etc. So what? Are you not going to plant your garden or wash your
face and comb your hair or give any gifts because MAYBE someone won't like your
choices? NO, of course not. You will go do those things. So, time to do a reality
check and realize that the normal state of the creative life is that someone won't
like what you do. That isn't bad, it's to be expected. Embrace it, have it be an
acceptable part of your understanding about life.

The Denver Art Museum, by Daniel Libeskind - I have a funny feeling many Denverites
don't like this building, though I am sure many do as well. What sort of building
would have been built if the goal was to have everyone like the building?



Inside the Museum - Molten Polyester, by Ed Ruscha - I am sure this isn't universally
loved or understood by all that see it. What would this image look like if Mr.
Ruscha worried incessantly about whether people would like it?

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This collage is in a book called 'Sketchbook with Voices'. It is actually a
sketchbook of blank pages with an idea,question,statement or assignment by an artist.
I got it way back in the 80s and decided to use it for photo sketches instead of
regular drawings. This image is probably the only image in the whole book that has
any drawing in it at all.

The black and white image in the background was taken by me during a photo shoot with
a friend. My sister-in-law at the time knew that I liked tan lines and took the
color photo of her friend while on vacation in Mexico and sent it to me.

You can see digital versions of this type of image, people in a museum looking at
some huge photo on the wall, which is actually the photo of the person making the
image. Just remember where they got the idea, ok? LOL

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