Why does art suddenly grow intimidating when marked as an assignment? Can’t I chain it down and make it be mine?
My last two hours were frustratingly scattered in finding a nice glitchy overlay for my website, only to realize WordPress does not offer the feature for free. A loud click on WordPress’ HTML feature echoes in a public university library. My next seventy minutes were thoroughly baked in making HTML errors and my efforts were used to no avail.
. . . Except one. Patterns act similarly to coded software, as both require crisp alignment and setup to function properly. A rough estimate of four hours worth of software editing mirrors what visual patterns require: both require ample scrutinization and time from a human eye, and both can and will be monetized given an opportunity. A pattern may include any shape or any identifiable piece of visual information. However, the infinite ways to organize a pattern and the difficulty of choosing a sufficient one may bar users and artists.
It’s the user’s option to tail down a pattern and customize it however they see fit. A customized pattern, when tailored successfully, creates a beautiful scope for both readers and its creator to enjoy.
This requires enlightenment within an artist and for themselves to recognize fear as a barring factor in their artistic process. Our visual process often blurs the distinction between enjoyment and fear into one variable, and both largely affect how artists prepare their work. Except an artist begins with enjoyment of bleeding ink into paper, and the fear of finishing an unsatisfactory work follows shortly after. The ability to successfully distinguish fear out these two factors, and sit on it while making art amplifies an artist’s compository work.
TL;DR – Strap your fears on God’s leash and throw them away — he’ll know what to do.
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