Sunday, November 27, 2016

What Did I learn by searching Robert Matta

Today I did a search on Roberto De Matta on youtube and found some things useful in my artistic journey.

- To trust the process. Meaning Let the journey unfold, don't get hung up or too critical.  Trust the follow through.
-Let the work evolve.  Let the painting have a start, a middle and and end.  The way it looks at the beginning doesn't have to be the way it looks at the end.  Changes can be made.
- Painting can be more than representations of the outer world, but also of the inner world and about the painting itself.  Matta used good color schemes and designs in his paintings that would hang well on walls but where not about common subject matter.
-Think about going larger and letting it happen.
-Adjust as you go, don’t let an idea hang till next time.  Deal with it asap and maybe you can elaborate later.
-allow for some areas of the work to develop slowly.  Don't close the door too soon if your not ok with the area just yet.  Leave it alone and come back later
- I notice an artist that comes in with and color and pushes on some areas then black and white, then another color.

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