You are an emotional artist. You have probably been
censored more than once. You let your emotions
control your art and how you create it. Your
biggest problem is that you are misunderstood
and for good reason. If everyone understood you
they might all be scared away. Oh well your art
is beautiful and so are you.
What Type of Artist Are You?

Are we that surprised? Hmm... wonder if they have a quiz for what different art school/movement you belong to...

A girl on AOL looked up my profile and decided to chat since we have a mutual love of art. Unfortunately for me, she's an abstract expressionist. ::fumes:: Whatever happened to the realists and romantics/humanists?

Urgh... The Modernist movement was progressive and expanded the realms of art, but it destroyed appreciation for aesthetics and a solid foundation in classical training. It also made passing pieces off as high-art rather kitsch and far too easy.

Not to discredit Pollock who splattered paint (even if he did use house paint that've been flaking off, but he know about composition and how to use the different elements and principles) or Rothko (painted large canvases one or two colors; his focus was on the act of creating art to replace a religious experience)... but there are a lot of people immitating their style.

And trust me, there's a difference between being an immitation and a derivative.

Anyways...

I'm happy at the moment. Got the latest Arena+ magazine (issue 19) from the UK (it's $14 here, but 5 pounds there... ::grumble::) and it is completely beautific. Two sad things I've realized though: all the stunningly androgynous boys are across the pond, and all the good fashion ideas I've been thinking have been done to some extent. Urgh.

Then again, with an issue entitled "Homme +" you have to expect all the men.

YOU'RE MARK
You're artsy, emotional, and you can tango!
But something important: you tend to let your camera define you.
Break out of that emoness and live!
Which RENT character are you?

You are UNIQUELY AWESOME. That would be me, too. ;)
You really don't fit the typical mold, and
people tell you that straight out. But, once
you make your presence known, people love you.
You're crazy, flirty, very talkative, and
opinionated. While your personality may vary,
it is agreed that you're weird...in a good way.
If you went to my high school, who would you be?

You're a Visual Arts Major!
You can find beauty in anything except yourself.
You smoke, you drink, you rarely sleep. You
crash in class when you decide to go. Extreme
art majors can have suicidal tendencies.
Smile, your friends want you alive for other
reasons than your amazing presonal sketches.
What Arts School Major should you be?

I don't think that last one was by an LVA-ite. Oh! Speaking of, I'm still in the middle of writing my own major quiz for LVA. Lots of inside jokes and you get a glimpse at how unusual LVA can get.

Moving on...

Personal side note: biting/chewing on one's lip makes it rather red. One of the poses I did for my yet-to-be-started relief printings on lips had me biting my lower lip for half an hour. Rather irritating, but I wouldn't mind too badly if someone else was doing the biting.

Personal side note two: flirting at Borders is easier than flirting at Barnes & Nobles, if only because I hardly go to B&N since their selection of cd's is lacking my favorite artists.

Two days till the two-month houseguests come. I guess mom wants us to start crackin' on the cleaning bit... urgh. At least I don't have to vacuum until tomorrow afternoon before a possible romp downtown. Still have to do some dusting and cleaning, but that shouldn't take more than three hours. I'm efficient like that.

Hopefully I won't be on bathroom duty. ::shudder::