Artists following any genre, landscape, still life, nature, abstarct, symbolic, scared art do try to connect with the past artists from our art history. Since the art history is immense and as we go on painting every artists like to feel a belonging a connection to some or the other artist from our art history, we say we are influenced, we like , or we observe so and so famopus artsits' art.
I am as elf taught artist and not so very familiar with the art history or the famous artists' except for the few I have heard, like M.F. Husaain and S.H. Raza. Years back I had been attracted to a Book on the life of Kandinsky which I tried to read and understand.Many artists read and observe artworks of senior artists, they say we are influenced by this artist and they paint. Is it copying the art, the same colour combinations, the same themes , the topics and the strokes. Being influenced is one thing and imitating the art is another. i do not say they make art intentionally but the influence can be seen by the viewer, as a mini made art from a junior artist, a sibling or an heir of the famous senior artists gone by and took a special place in history art.
There is a fine line between being influenced and making the same art and every artist needs to understand this. There is no problem in viewing other artist art and even obeserving and learning from past famous senior artist art,as there would not have been any progress if everyone kept making the same mistakes our life would fall short !
I think we must read, observe and learn, but then give some time. A break to go back on the knowledge, understand the art deeply try to figure out what we loved best, what colours we would select from the observed famous artists colour themes. Instead of barging in after visiting an art gallery and taking the brush in hand it would be better to analyse our emotions and think before we begin work on our paintings. By this we will not only keep our originality but also art history will see a great progress and viewers will keep getting an aesthetic treat!
I aim to make simple, colourful, and understandable art. Art that heals; Symbols that work.
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e-mail: razarts@yahoo.co.in
mundewadi9@gmail.com
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