You know, like that scene from Pink Floyd's "The Wall"? except instead of private school kids being grinded into meat to conform them to society, i feel like i'm being grinded to not conform---like i'm being pre-packaged to be some crazy, out of the box thinker, but not really--just to do stuff that is meaningless that can sell because of its complete lack of figure/form or something that is offensive or political just because that's what's expected of me. I mean, i get criticized for wanting to do illustration/graphic/sequential-type stuff because that's all "commercial" and "sell-out" and "kitsch" and whatever other negative terms these art professors want to attatch to it. But how is doing abstract/political/social statements any less selling out???? i mean, making a peace that is going to sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars that critics will love and the public will grossly misinterpret. because apparently that is "Art". how is that more meaningful in the long run? i'd much rather share my art at affordable prices to the mass culture, than at ridiculous prices to a bunch of high class snobs. (not that i don't like the so called "high art". I actually love the aesthetic of alot of it. i just don't think it's any better than the so called "kitsch".)

anyway, if you can tell i'm not all that excited about the new semester starting and having to deal with the institution viewpoint yet again. and having to compromise my art to satisfy high art standards.

-*Fenny

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