of our post about competitions from yesterday.
First of all we do not say competitions are bad or should be removed and of course we do not want to harm any show. We love them all, visit them and participate at them. Go and take part in competitions. It's fun and exciting!
Maybe our post was too long and too personal.
We would love to see an open mind towards out-of-competition. Combine
competition and exhibition. It is possible, happening here and there already in a very small scale and if it would grow bigger everyone would benefit
from it. Competition is less crowded, exhibition can have its own place
as an own category in the same area. Visitors can enjoy a competition
and an exhibition at the same time.
Painters can decide on their personal preferences where to enter.
To compete or not to compete, but the decision would be open to everyone and if both happening in the same spot all projects can be looked upon with the same equality, no matter if they are made for competing or not. People have their own reasons to enter competitions and have their own reasons to not enter competitions. They might differ from person to person.
All of the shows nowadays are based on a competition (with very few exceptions). So if you want to show your work in real life and meet other artists, you basically grow into a competition scene wether you like it or not.
Imagine you have 10 figures,
only one should take part in the competition, but you want to show them all. Or you don't want to compete at all. You are forced to place your work inside a arena where it has to compete.
A dedicated area inside the show room for out-of-competion would be a simple solution. Nothing fancy but maybe with name signs. Or even project signs. Everyone had this moment during a show where you thought, awesome work but who made this?! Respect the artists and don't hide them in the crowd. Of course in our case we do not have a problem with paying our cuts of fee to enter the competition/exhibition and we will do as we would like to support the event.
Long story short:
Some more alternatives to exhibit instead of competing, would be great. We are NOT saying fckcompetitions, we are saying we wish for more variety to let everyone decide for himself.
Is this a bad wish?
Change can be good.
Open for discussion as we have the feeling that many people take us for devils or evil spirits now and this is absolutely not our intention :)
Painters can decide on their personal preferences where to enter.
To compete or not to compete, but the decision would be open to everyone and if both happening in the same spot all projects can be looked upon with the same equality, no matter if they are made for competing or not. People have their own reasons to enter competitions and have their own reasons to not enter competitions. They might differ from person to person.
All of the shows nowadays are based on a competition (with very few exceptions). So if you want to show your work in real life and meet other artists, you basically grow into a competition scene wether you like it or not.
Imagine you have 10 figures,
only one should take part in the competition, but you want to show them all. Or you don't want to compete at all. You are forced to place your work inside a arena where it has to compete.
A dedicated area inside the show room for out-of-competion would be a simple solution. Nothing fancy but maybe with name signs. Or even project signs. Everyone had this moment during a show where you thought, awesome work but who made this?! Respect the artists and don't hide them in the crowd. Of course in our case we do not have a problem with paying our cuts of fee to enter the competition/exhibition and we will do as we would like to support the event.
Long story short:
Some more alternatives to exhibit instead of competing, would be great. We are NOT saying fckcompetitions, we are saying we wish for more variety to let everyone decide for himself.
Is this a bad wish?
Change can be good.
Open for discussion as we have the feeling that many people take us for devils or evil spirits now and this is absolutely not our intention :)
At the Sword & Brush in Toronto they allow pieces that are just for display or if you want to display a collection you can write display only. I like going to events to see the work or display mine, but I don't feel the need to win anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of people got what you were saying: You reach a certain skill level and you switch your mindset from what can I get from this (prizes, praise etc) to what can I contribute (feedback, inspiration, etc)!
I like shows for the people, the judging i can take or leave. I do agree that it is very strange to judge "art" as I have never seen this before in any other medium. I paint for enjoyment, and enter my pieces just to show them and be part of the community. Win or lose is besides the point. I personally liked your post, it's a conversation worth having in our "hobby" (for me it's a hobby, for some like jarhead it's life... please dont think I am demeaning it by calling it a hobby :) )
ReplyDeleteWrote a long comment, deleted it. To make it short: competitions = not for me
ReplyDeleteI do like meeting the people though.
There you go, my 2 cents
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ReplyDeleteYour first post was excellent, for me there would have been no need for this explanation. But perhaps some people didn't read it completely...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, hope to see you at SME (Scale Model Exhibition :-)