Criticism
November 16th, 2005
First and foremost, I’d like to thank everyone that came out to the exhibition last night, the turnout was phenomenal. We ended up staying open about an hour longer than we intended due to the crowds. There were tons of people I didn’t know, I met some local artists I haven’t hung out with before, and there was definitely a “buzz” on the street regarding the show. A thrilling, albeit exhausting, evening.
On the down side of the things, I didn’t sell any pieces – but they’re not exactly impulse buys, and it was my first show, so I wasn’t really expecting to. I was considering for the next show, to recoup some expenses, of doing some small print runs of the showing pieces in 4x6” format, pre-matted but un-framed, as an adjunct to the full-size prints. Thoughts?
On the up side of things, I got some fantastic criticism. Of course, my friends all had wonderful things to say, and I appreciate their support greatly, but when a stranger, someone who is a Professor of Visual Arts specializing in digital media, offers a critique, you really stop and listen.
“These two prints here are good, and with small tweaks they could be great.” After continuing on to elucidate her suggestions in great detail, she waves to two others, “These two are great, I wouldn’t change a thing, very very good.” (My spare pieces, the two I brought just in case there was extra space – which and there was, as one artist dropped at the last minute – were unsigned, un-tagged, and I don’t know if she realized they were mine, so no critiques on those two. Beside, they’re part of an unfinished series.) Overall, a good ten minutes of discussion with her regarding the prints – wonderful, precise, technical feedback.
Damn, that felt good.
Update: it appears traffic to osbornphoto.com today is about four times standard. Awesome.
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