The Swedish artist Olle Baertling once said: “Art is research into the unknown, adding a little to the fund built up by earlier generations. This is the task of the artist.” In the same vein, Picasso stated: “Paintings are but research and experiment. I never do a painting as a work of art. All of them are researches. I search constantly and there is a logical sequence in all this research.”
Research, the “not knowing” of an outcome, perhaps not caring either, is fundamental to creativity: “If you always do what you’ve always done – you’ll always get what you always got.” (anon…possibly Henry Ford)
I can absolutely relate to George Grosz’s remark: “How did I become an artist? Endless curiosity, observation, research – and a great amount of joy of the thing”
Break-a-Brush!
David
“Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.” Marston Bates, Zoologist