I recently watched a video about how an artist isn’t “cool” anymore. I thought it was interesting that someone would think that an artist cares about being cool or even thinks about it.
I never channel or create art, thinking about how anyone else is going to perceive it; it’s self expression and something that’s birthing itself through me and then I share it.
It’s also important to note that the individual in discussion is someone we’ve been witnessing since they were a teenager in braces, through the years of marriage, motherhood, divorce and growing gracefully into their 50s.
Clearly their art is going to change and be incredibly different, reflecting the unique aspects of specific moments throughout their journey. Artists are quite multidimensional with a multitude of characters and sides that are wanting to express.
We are always growing, transforming and maturing; it’s not really fair to criticize someone for not showing up in their 30s, 40s and 50s; like they did, when they were a teenager or young adult.
It would be kinda weird and disingenuous for an artist to try to stay relevant or appeal to a specific audience, rather than simply being themselves. I’m really glad she didn’t do that.
Comparing artists to other artists journeys is pretty pointless, considering these are human beings living their own specific lives; sharing their own unique interpretations, perspectives, imaginations and self expressions.
* Some artists are more character actors “on stage” than others based on their own theatrical background and intrigue, that too has to be considered. Which is why it’s so important to know the difference between art, entertainment and real life.
As an artist, we’re experiencing a different perspective of our own work.
It’s like an athlete; the experience on the ground floor, is incredibly different than what the announcer is seeing from the skybox. At least the announcer most likely has innerstanding of the experience the athlete is having, unlike the narrator in the video I watched.
It’s wild to hear that a perceiver thinks artists are trying to be anything, when they are simply living their lives and creating their art and sharing it with the world (balancing every other aspect of life).
Sure, they could have made different choices, but they didn’t, due to their own personal awareness in that moment. (That’s what’s so awesome about art, it’s like a mini time capsule of that moment, of them, their creativity and conscious awareness).
As perceivers we simply observe — we get to witness the individuals creative metamorphosis, through the years.
Whether we resonate with their different phases of growth and life interpretation or not, it doesn’t really matter. We simply get to love them unconditionally no matter what, because they are our cosmic family member.
I have mad respect for artists who choose to remain wholesome and themselves, even though the narrative is “that’s not what sells”.
I personally don’t really enjoy overly sexualized art; there’s definitely a finesse and an art to capturing organic and creative sensuality.
It’s kind of a bizarre concept when you think about it (potentially creating unnecessary drama and misrepresentation) by giving “headboard eyes” to all our galactic brothers and sisters.
I also don’t view “trying to be sexy” as sexy — nothing is sexier than simply being ones Self.
An artist perceiving themselves amongst the market isn’t something that has really been a conscious awareness, until recently.
That being said, there absolutely is fine-tuning value in being able to perceive ones Self, from a zoomed out perspective. That’s why professional athletes watch the tapes.
EMPATHiC GANGSTER 