Reading assignment, written response and discussion. Art 418/518/618

For Monday 10/26. Email written responses to Chris as word file. We will also have an active discussion of your answers

Please read chapters 1&2 of Bayles and Orland’s “Art & Fear.” The file is located here:

https://alabama.box.com/s/i1wx69rv3zmmqyotj35u2oh423y3pwsl

Please answer the following questions in a reflective way. When quoting or paraphrasing from the book, please use a citation with a page number. Ex: (Bayles, Orland, p. 1)

1. According to the authors (Bayles and Orland), why can it be so difficult to make art?
2. What do you find difficult about art-making? What comes easily?
3. Who’s the artist: the “creative genius” or ordinary person? The authors suggest that the latter is more likely the “ideal artist.” Please explain this reasoning in your own words. Then describe your own strengths and challenges as an artist.
4. What does your own art have to teach you?
5. Drawing from chapter 2, what makes you thrive (or not quit) as an artist?
6. How is your art dangerous and revealing about who you are?
7. How do you navigate uncertainty as an artist?