When Is an Artwork Finished? Read my insights in The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art.
Amir Pichhadze
“Dr. Amir Pichhadze is a Renaissance Man." (The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art)
Ann Landi, a contributing Editor of ARTnews, wrote an article that explored the question of when an artwork is finished. The article shared the varied views of numerous artists. Landi pointed out that for some artists the creative process ends when the artwork is physically removed from the artist, for some it is an intuitive decision, for some an artwork is never completed, while for some the problem is not with knowing when to finish but rather in deciding when it is overdone. Some recycle elements from one project to the next and perhaps forestall the postpartum blues.
In an article published in The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art, I revisit this question and provide my insights based on my experiences as a visual artist. I suggest that artists could/should be open to continually rethink and change their artworks and/or their art-making process as need be, as desired, and/or as it becomes possible under different circumstances and conditions. The question of when an artwork is finished need not be, and arguably should not be, treated as pertinent. The creation of art can, and arguably should, be accepted and approached as an ongoing process.
Doctor of Biochemistry, PhD. at Tel Aviv University
2 个月Very informative