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.
What happens to an idea if I’m too scared to draw it? If I don’t feel skilled enough? If I’m just not ready?
Should artists aspire for robotic-like accurate and consistency like those who are the best in their sport?
Who or what am I really looking for when I put our work out in the world? How do I know it’s any good?
The problem with digital art is that there’s always a piece of software between me and the work, but maybe that’s what makes it a craft?
Where do ideas come from? How does one make something from nothing? Perhaps it’s about recognising the importance of a state of receptivity?
