Only the artist feels this in such drastic terms. It often seems to artists that no one cares about "our baby".
The three births usually overlap. At each stage the artist is tempted to stop with a satisfaction of completion, but each stage must be thoroughly developed.
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| The Artist Support Group is hosting a fuller discussion of the three stages of art on Sunday, October 16th, 12 noon to 1:30pm in the Guild Room of St. Paul's Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103. |
Inspiration
The idea excites the imagination and grows as the artist considers the range of methods, materials, and final outcomes. It is developing inside the artist. Planning, sketching and experimentation give way to the second birthing.
Execution
The artist chooses a path to realize the physical manifestation of the idea. Mistakes, re-working, labor, fatigue, losses and gains, discouragements, discoveries and successes are part of the process toward the final piece sitting completed in the artist's space. But, the piece could remain unknown without the third birth, and this one may be the hardest of all.
Exhibition
It can be like a christening, sending your child off to her first day of school, or giving her away in marriage when the artist brings their work out to the public. Having agonized to birth it twice already, the artist prepares to give it away, to say good-bye, knowing that it will never be fully realized until it enters the hearts of others.
Artists May Seem Crazy Sometimes
When a work is thoroughly developed in each stage it is truly a dear part of the artist and this is partly the reason for neurotic behavior of artists worrying about rejection, criticism and acceptance by others. Mark and Donna's dream is that the art and films we produce will spark new life and fellowship with God in the hearts of those who experience them.
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