“Somehow the language used for describing and discussing art has a reputation for unusual opacity, even sadism.”
– Robert Atkins
Someone recently remarked that my description of collage as an intuitive phenomenon sounds like “artspeak.” I know what she meant — confusing, overblown prose that tends to alienate the “uninitiated.” She may have had a point, although I would hope that there is a difference between jargon meant to exclude those who don’t speak the often-elitist language of contemporary art, and an honest attempt to write about something that is difficult to articulate (because, in essense, it is a non-verbal, non-rational process). If I fall prey to obscuring that distinction at The Collage Miniaturist, please call me on it. I can take it.
Untitled (INDUSTRY)
collage experiment by J A Dixon
8 x 12 inches
not for sale