It made me think about two crucial moments in my signpainting journey:
First was during Lockdown, watching other signpainters around the world doing a bunch of beautiful showcards either to sell or donate to the locals nearby while I wasn't able to create shit and didn't even have my materials or couldn't go to my studio actually! That felt bad. But was I jealous? Of course, I was comparing myself all the time ;(
The second time I was texting with Bryan Yonki about teaching workshops and whether it's better to give the student a layout designed by us or just let them design their own ( this would take more time of the workshop and would end up with a more sketchy sign, of course). But the point he wanted to make was that signpainting is a self-expression tool that should express each person's voice and interests ( music, films, books, politics). And by doing that, you will atract the right audience. So based on that, there's no space for competition really. Isn't it?
And this led to Bryan saying something like: You know Elisa, I like to think about us, artists, like if we were monks. We are all the same as no one's better or worst. We just want to paint <3
Thank you for sharing this :') Such a good point about the workshops, and a great perspective to have—because it's a craft based on accuracy, layout, perfection, and so on, we often forget that it's an artform too, and allowed to be subjective.
I definitely needed to read this. That being said, I will still have a beef with every gallery in Miami until one of them gives me a solo show. I'm just kidding, kind of. It has been fun, nice, and inspiring to follow your journey.
Loved this!
It made me think about two crucial moments in my signpainting journey:
First was during Lockdown, watching other signpainters around the world doing a bunch of beautiful showcards either to sell or donate to the locals nearby while I wasn't able to create shit and didn't even have my materials or couldn't go to my studio actually! That felt bad. But was I jealous? Of course, I was comparing myself all the time ;(
The second time I was texting with Bryan Yonki about teaching workshops and whether it's better to give the student a layout designed by us or just let them design their own ( this would take more time of the workshop and would end up with a more sketchy sign, of course). But the point he wanted to make was that signpainting is a self-expression tool that should express each person's voice and interests ( music, films, books, politics). And by doing that, you will atract the right audience. So based on that, there's no space for competition really. Isn't it?
And this led to Bryan saying something like: You know Elisa, I like to think about us, artists, like if we were monks. We are all the same as no one's better or worst. We just want to paint <3
Thank you for sharing this :') Such a good point about the workshops, and a great perspective to have—because it's a craft based on accuracy, layout, perfection, and so on, we often forget that it's an artform too, and allowed to be subjective.
I definitely needed to read this. That being said, I will still have a beef with every gallery in Miami until one of them gives me a solo show. I'm just kidding, kind of. It has been fun, nice, and inspiring to follow your journey.
hahah it’s an ongoing struggle for sure