I often wonder with advice/tips/self help, so on, if generally what we are looking for is outside sources to confirm instincts we already have. While I think some of the basis of this is very useful- as in yes, try to work, get feedback, limitations and deadlines can be helpful, I also think such strategies maybe only can serve particular TYPES of work. I think a lot of it also comes across as a very puritan work ethic (read: I am the lazy type of artist) which is going to yield a very particular result and viewpoint. Leaning towards confirming my own already held positions I’ve also read in interviews with many artists whose work I gravitate towards (Mark Fell, Daniel Levine) there is a strong emphasis on also NOT working that I found has worked well for me. If no ideas are there, you aren’t in the mood, so on its better to just go and do other things, and work when it feels time to work. Sometimes there is a need to really push through some very difficult points, but they seem to present themselves rather obviously and you know when its time to really go for it. In the end maybe both ways of working actually arrive at the same point, just personal preference on how you get there. Or us “lazy” types want to convince ourselves of that? That we took a long enjoyable walk around a wall while someone else decided to slowly knock it down with a hammer.
