On the road, traveling
No matter if I’m traveling or at home art follows me everywhere. As a general rule I try to make art, or at least doodle or sketching as a minimum of every day.
It’s not the easiest as I’m suffering from several things which gives me headaches, aching joints or pain somewhere else. But with everything in life; practice makes master so it’s something I have to do.
Something to inspire
When traveling I often visit galleries and museums. As an artist I get inspired from just about anything. Meeting with other people, exploring nature, eating food, driving along the highway, hearing a dog barking, and of course I get inspired from visiting galleries and museums to watch other artists.
[writing from my travel site curiousKester] : I am really fond of street-art and I take a lot of photos of it while traveling. I am amazed by street-art because it tells a story in a story. It’s surrounded by the environment you are moving in. It makes you reflect on your environment.
Often we’re going from point A to point B without thinking of the streets, the people, the buildings and all the details that comes with it because you have walked the street hundreds of times before and you think you know it.
That’s what street-art does to me; it makes me look and ponder and consider just how well do I know my environment?
I think all art is to enjoy, reflect and about telling a story.
If you go to an art museum your brain is tuned in on: OK I’m going to see art know. I’m going to focus, analyze, compare, remember and having a lot of other analytical thoughts.
When you see street-art it’s quite the opposite; BAM..!! It surprises you, it’s playing a trick with your mind, it may make you smile, sad, amused, amazed, wonder, or happy but most important it surprises you in a whole other way than if you walk into an art museum.
And that’s what fascinates me most with street-art.
When you talk street-art you have to mention Cornbread; the farther of graffiti and street-art from Philly.