Feldenkrais!

by Sheila Heti
I started a project in 1999, asking artists questions about their artistic process. I thought, “It’s pretty clear what artists were trying to do in ages past, but what about now?” I polled a bunch of people but couldn’t figure anything out.
I revived the project yesterday and am compiling responses. (Please contribute yours! Writers, scientists, everyone is welcome!) Some things are already becoming apparent, like the importance of how the process feels, and how important discovery is, as opposed to a lot of weight being placed on artistic results.
I wonder if this springs from the abstract expressionist’s emphasis on the felt experience of art-making as primary, or our interest in ourselves from a psychological point of view, or a cynicism about things that are produced to be consumed; maybe artists want to distinguish their form of making from that form of making.
I don’t yet have a large enough sample to be conclusive, though. And I may be only noticing what I relate to.
Anyway, anyone who makes things — please contribute your honest thoughts here. And please reblog! I don’t only want the point of view of my friends.

I started a project in 1999, asking artists questions about their artistic process. I thought, “It’s pretty clear what artists were trying to do in ages past, but what about now?” I polled a bunch of people but couldn’t figure anything out.

I revived the project yesterday and am compiling responses. (Please contribute yours! Writers, scientists, everyone is welcome!) Some things are already becoming apparent, like the importance of how the process feels, and how important discovery is, as opposed to a lot of weight being placed on artistic results.

I wonder if this springs from the abstract expressionist’s emphasis on the felt experience of art-making as primary, or our interest in ourselves from a psychological point of view, or a cynicism about things that are produced to be consumed; maybe artists want to distinguish their form of making from that form of making.

I don’t yet have a large enough sample to be conclusive, though. And I may be only noticing what I relate to.

Anyway, anyone who makes things — please contribute your honest thoughts here. And please reblog! I don’t only want the point of view of my friends.

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    Just submitted my thoughts as difficult as it was with the remnants of my morning migraine.
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    looks really interesting. Artists, writers, creators… contribute!
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