{"id":1728,"date":"2011-06-16T09:01:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2011-06-16T09:01:04","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T15:01:04","slug":"eureka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/?p=1728","title":{"rendered":"Eureka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clearly an old pic from when I dyed my hair dark- working on "Food or Pet?"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the more popular questions I’ve been answering in interviews as of late (in one form or another) is “why do you create art?”\u00a0 Which I’ve always felt it would be easier to ask me why I breathe… so I would end up giving a response that would in so many words say it is innate.\u00a0 Which is true, of course, but not the in-depth answer they’re looking for.\u00a0 So I’ve been considering this question and have come up with an answer (or at least a good metaphor).\u00a0 When I am looking to create, I think the process is much like that of an archaeologist, or an inventor, or a scientist looking to make the next medical breakthrough.\u00a0 Since I’ve seen enough National Geographic and Jurassic Park to have a better understanding of archaeology, I’m going to use that as my basis.\u00a0 So I’m basically going on a dig- in search of ideas which are hidden well within my mind.\u00a0 When I come up with an idea or a concept, I rush to quickly get it down on paper- it’s like making a new discovery.\u00a0 Though sometimes I don’t always find what I set out to look for- it may be something else, but just as exciting.\u00a0 Once I hit something, I keep digging to reveal more (in my case, rapidly sketching everything before I forget).\u00a0 Once I’ve exhausted that area, I continue my search elsewhere to find any missing pieces or something entirely new, going in any and all directions.\u00a0 One idea leading to another, or maybe a slight variation of an idea, upon another variation and another, so on and so forth- the possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n

Once I’ve made this discovery, I want to share it with the world.\u00a0 But it has to be presented properly (presentation is everything- they weren’t kidding)).\u00a0 An archaeologist wouldn’t just reveal a dirty pile of bones- they have to be cleaned, refined, and put back together.\u00a0 So my work has to be “cleaned” and refined as well, put together to make a whole.\u00a0 It takes time, effort, technique, attention to detail, and maybe even trial and error.\u00a0 It has to be pristine and professionally presented for the proper unveiling.<\/p>\n

Going back to my original answer, it is innate, and as basic as it is, that may be the best explanation.\u00a0 However, maybe this comparison and the explanation of the creative process (at least for me) serves as a good answer in itself.\u00a0 The excitement of a new discovery- who wouldn’t find that addicting?<\/p>\n

See the results of my “discoveries” at www.AmyGuidry.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the more popular questions I’ve been answering in interviews as of late (in one form or another) is “why do you create art?”\u00a0 Which I’ve always felt it would be easier to ask me why I breathe… so I would end up giving a response that would in so many words say it … Continue reading Eureka<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1062,34,5,55,1063,879],"class_list":["post-1728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-help","tag-creative-process","tag-amy-guidry","tag-art","tag-artist","tag-imagination","tag-sketch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1728"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1738,"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728\/revisions\/1738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}