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Photographs are physical traces of what existed, not just pictures. This indexical relationship to reality creates unique conceptual possibilities and limits that distinguish photography from every other visual medium.
Art
Unlimited freedom paralyzes artists. Sol LeWitt's limited media, Morandi's restricted palette, and On Kawara's daily discipline reveal how material, temporal, and conceptual constraints force deeper investigation than infinite options ever could.
Art
Three paintings suggest an idea. Ten begin exploration. Twenty might complete it. Learn how to sustain conceptual investigation across multiple works, when repetition serves exploration versus empty redundancy, and how to build bodies of work with genuine depth rather than just matching aesthetics.
Studio Notes
Your art style won't crystallize from practice alone. This six-month framework helps you systematically explore, identify, and develop your authentic visual voice.
Studio Notes
The fantasy of quitting your job to make art looks nothing like the reality. Ask yourself these hard questions before making moves you can't reverse.
Studio Notes
Pricing art commissions isn't about what feels comfortable to charge. It's about calculating actual costs and building rates that support your growth as an artist.
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The "show up every day" advice sounds good but doesn't reflect how most artists actually work. Bursts, cycles, and day jobs shape practice more than consistency.
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Artists develop rituals around coffee-making, tool arrangement, and music selection. These small habits aren't superstition but essential creative scaffolding.
Studio Notes
Artists decide when work is finished through intuition, systematic rules, or deadline pressure. Each approach reveals different relationships to completion.