There are distinct advantages of the digital medium over the physical one when it comes to art-making but there’s one feeling I can quite get from digital, no matter how much I try. With physical materials, I feel like I’m making a dent in the universe – the physical artefact a manipulation of the environment around me. With digital, it often feels like I’m just adding to the pile of space junk.
Is my aversion to change about my wanting to be consistent? Or, am I actually being resistant and am I losing something because of that?
What do reviews really tell us about the work? Does it matter who’s reviewing?
If I’m learning a new art form, do I focus on technical correctness first or building an emotional connection with the medium?
Physical art materials are messy and inconvenient. But isn’t that the point?
Might the act of mark-making be a pathway to the subconscious where we get to meet a version of ourselves we’ve never met before?
