I was discussing the recent direction of my work with a few other painting students, and I realized a few things that aren't so great about my work:
1. It gets reduced to documentation, because that is the nature of an installation - it is specific to the wall I build it on.
2. It probably will never sell - because it gets attached to walls, I can't really sell my work as a painting or piece.
3. Once I graduate, there won't be an abundance of gallery-like walls to make my work on. Let's just hope I can afford a studio!
I remember reading an interview by Judy Pfaff, and she said when someone wants a piece by her, they get a lot more than they bargained for - her entire crew comes, and they stay for weeks, building a piece for that specific space. If they refuse her crew, they get a collage/drawing that can be hung on a wall.
Maybe I too will have to develop another option, like drawings, for potential clients.
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