Too all artists, art lovers, art historians and anyone reading this post - I want to wish you all a healthy, happy and creative new year. With these wishes of good spirit, comes the question where is art at now and where is it going? Can anything original be created? Or has it all been done before? Trite, I know, but to many people I know, both art lovers and art haters, the facts seem to point in one direction - the demise of creativity.
I, however, am of the belief that creativity is not dead; that there is still untapped originality in many of us. But it takes time, hard work, dedication and strength - strength to believe in ourselves, strength to overcome our own fears and feelings of inadequacy and strength to confront those who will stand in our way because of their own insecurities.
Genuine creativity is a gift that cannot be feared as it will be wasted. And right now, we need all the force and power and pain that truly creative art produces. I'm tired of leaving galleries feeling, well, tired. I want to walk out feeling elated or angry, excited or terrified. Honestly, I just want to FEEL.
And when I do, and I know I will, I'll tell the world that creativity is alive and well.
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