What is Art?

Art is a subjective form of expression. It truly cannot be judged for its beauty or usefulness except by those who created it or have a use for it. I understand the need for technique knowledge and style, but to what extent? To the extent that it discourages people who feel they cannot draw or cannot sing, or cannot design to stop?

I believe art is the desire to want to create something from yourself in spite of what others think. Others may consider what you make senseless, poorly done and maybe even useless, but it's those criticisms that should drive the artist to create even more work.

In this argument, there are different directions one can go. One being commercial art. Commercial art is that which is created with the intent of possibly earning the artist or client money. With this area of art it IS important to listen to critiques and technique lessons in order to make the art created more apt to being bought.

Another side of art is the created for self pleasure art. This section of art is really defined in the name itself. With this type of art, anything should be able to go. You wanna sing off key, you wanna put someone's face DEAD CENTER, you wanna color outside of the lines go right ahead.

Another side is that which is desired to be hung in galleries. This really falls in the middle of the argument. On one hand, you want to please the gallery enough with your art that they will actually want to display your work. On the other hand, you don;'t want to sell out your style and expression so much that you cease to create work from your own want.

Art is a difficult thing to define, and maybe this can scratch the scratch on the tip of the iceberg.

- C!G

100 things.....about me

1. I LOVE God
2. i like starbucks ALOT
3. my favorite food is fajita beef chimichanga
4. There are four constants in LIFE:
5. God
6. Art
7. Music
8. Fashion
9. i never have any time
10. i do not have a girlfriend
11. i try and be as real as i possibly can
12. i love taking pictures
13. i get super nervous when I'm about to do shoots
14. i'm afraid of skunks
15. someone needs to tell me who shot Kennedy
16. i love movies from the 80's...John Hughes
17. The Devil Wears Prada is a great movie
18. Anna Wintour is a god...lower case of course
19. im listening to "Amos Lee" right now
20. sometimes when i meet new people i'm a little over the top
21. english was my first language
22. my first halloween costume was a dragon
23. i was raised in Texas
24. i went to middle school in Celeste
25. i went to high school in Celeste
26. i go to college in Commerce
27. i want to move to New York
28. i have one tattoo...my calf
29. may favorite concert ever was Marc Broussard
30. i think im cool....but i'm sure others feel differently
31. i have the most amazing friends
32. im obsessed with new ideas in fashion photography
33. the first time i took pictures...they sucked
34. i have anxiety when I think about love
35. crappy photography from other people makes me happy
36. if i ever meet Tina Fey im 100% sure we'd be best friends
37. i am kind of a snob to some people.....sorry
38. i used to be skinny...as a kid
39. i was small...
40. i can quote the entire movie "The Devil Wears Prada"
41. im gonna list my best friends now (no order)...i would take a bullet for any of these people.....
42. Andrew
43. Chris O
44. Jimmy
45. Ashley
44. Carl
47. Celina
48. Chris J
49. Michael
50. the Cano boys
51. Kaleb
52. Kelli Pollard
53. Sean Berry
54. i have 10 toes
55. i have 10 fingers
56. i used to think country was cool
57. i spent way too much money on sunglasses last year
58. my favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird
59. im thinking about maybe skipping lunch
60. one time i got to interview Bryce Avary...The Rocket Summer
61. one time i ate a bug
62. im more excited about my walk with Him now than ever
63. i am scared of milk....
64. i want a loft in Manhattan
65. i want a Porsche Cayenne
66. when i was little i drank from the dogs bowl
67. im 21 years old.
68. i have four eyes
69. my eyes change colors
70. i love sushi
71. American Idol is in my Tivo
72. i own the right to not take your picture
73. I wish i could see my grandaddy again...one day
74. i wish i was famous
75. i don't like pop tarts
76. i wish i could sing
77. i would never stop singing
78. meeting Anna Wintour would make me one step closer to completing my life
79. break dancing is something i can't do
80. i paint my left pinky nail
81. my phone is rad
82. Europe intrigues me
83. i love new music
84. i used to think Pogs were da bomb
85. remember when people said "da bomb"
86. prank calling is sort of fun...unless you get cussed out
87. the best kind of honey comes from bees in Nicaragua
88. i cried when Old Yeller had to die
89. i like to think about God at all times,
90. i want new sunglasses
91. i like to sleep under a lot of pillows
92. nothing is better than sitting and listening to silence...that's where He is
93. i don't eat sweets
94. i only drink 1/2% milk
95. starbucks is my sanctuary
96. pizza is my least favorite food
97. something about nice old people makes me want to be a better person
98. i think people could come to the realization they're not number one
99. i once thought our cat opened the garage
100. Kelly Clarkson once said hello to me...