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The mad race of the artist
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The mad race of the artist

17.10.12

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Categories: Art, Collage

The mad race of the artist


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The mad race of the artist

Reading two books on narcissism (C.Lasch: Culture of Narcissism, JMTwenge: The Narcissism Epidemic), I cannot help thinking - narcissistically - on my own condition. I am sometimes perceived as being selfish (your art is no.1 for you), or imbued with myself. I think the origin of this attitude lies in my years at the art school. My teacher at the Beaux-Arts I actually predicted me a glorious future, what I took for granted. In dangling prospect of big success, I forgot reality. And my failures were not only more bitter and demoralizing. I got not so often some compliments on my art, I had to admit that I was not the star shining in the sky of art, but an artist among a host of other artists, who too, were taken seriously and whose works were as respectable as mine. In the eve of my life, I become more realistic. I apparently accept my limitations and those of my job. What matters to me now is to create. Every day. Even though in my heart I think that my collages are so great ... But without this conviction, how can I continue my work day after day? It's like the race of my collage where a character slips into the skin of the jockey, clings to anything not to fall from his horse, trying to make one with the horse to cross the finish line to win the grand Prize.
In fact, I think I'm not a racehorse, but a "workhorse" - a workhorse pulling the plow to dig a trench.


the bigger picture is here:

La course folle de l’artiste

Lisant deux livres sur le narcissisme (C.Lasch : Culture of Narcissism, J.M.Twenge : The Narcissism Epidemic), je ne peux m’empêcher de réfléchir – narcissiquement – sur ma propre condition. On me perçoit comme un être assez égoïste (ton art, c’est no.1 pour toi), voire imbu de moi-même. Je crois que l’origine de cette attitude est ancienne. Mon prof aux Beaux-Arts me prédisait en effet un glorieux avenir, ce que je prenais pour argent comptant. En me faisant miroiter une grande réussite, j’ai oublié la réalité. Et mes échecs n’en furent que plus cuisants et démoralisants. J’ai eu peu de compliments sur mon art, j’ai dû admettre que je n’étais pas l’astre qui brillait dans le ciel de l’art, mais un artiste parmi une foule d’autres artistes qui, eux aussi, se prenaient très au sérieux et dont les œuvres étaient aussi respectables que les miennes. Au soir de ma vie, je suis devenu plus réaliste. J’ai apparemment accepté mes limites et celles de mon métier. Ce qui compte désormais pour moi, c’est de créer. Tous les jours. Même si au fond de moi je pense que mes collages sont tellement géniaux…Mais sans cette conviction, comment continuer de travailler jour après jour ? C’est comme cette course où un personnage se glisse dans la peau du jockey, s’accroche à n’importe quoi pour ne pas tomber de cheval, essayant de faire un avec le destrier, de franchir la ligne d’arrivée pour remporter le grand prix.
En fait, je crois que je ne suis pas un cheval de course, mais un « workhorse » - un cheval de labour tirant la charrue pour creuser un sillon.

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