- Do you work in a series when you produce art?
- Do you want know more about working in a series?
- the artwork produced is related and coherent
- on the same theme or topic or about the same subject
- after the artist has explored the subject of the series in depth.
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Paintings of Rouen Cathedral by Claude Monet - photographed in the Musee d'Orsay in 2009 |
12 good reasons for artists to work in a series
In future posts I'll explore each of these reasons in more detail and
provide
- links to examples
- further information, images and resources about famous artists who produce work in a series related to the reason
The twelve reasons are:
- Learn more about your subject / object of your attention
- The series is about the subject you like the best - which is easy to understand why but for how long?
- Develop an artistic identity - become known for being a painter of......
- Work in a series to tell a story - in stages - over a series of images
- Achieve artistic credentials - via an award or membership of an art organisation
- Explore one motif and what happens when you repeat it - differently
- Explore colour and colour variations
- Explore design and composition - and the options available to artists
- Explore an idea / a concept / an agenda - which may be political, cultural, gender oriented etc
- Explore and feed your own personal obsession
- Create an exhibition which displays unity of purpose and displays well in the gallery
- Create a collectible - which also makes earning income that much easier
ART CHALLENGE
Your challenge is as follows:
Part ONE
For each reason - see if you can identify artists who have worked in a series in this way- in the past - in art history
- as a contemporary artist and/or in more recent times.
Part TWO
Work out which reasons
- appeal to you the most
- challenge you the most
Part THREE
- Start A Series during lockdown! - it's entirely up to you if you go for an iea which appeals or an idea which challenges you a lot.
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