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To Show or Not to Show: That is the Question
Ellen Fisch, USA

As an artist, I am always tempted to show my work: any of my work. I work very hard to perfect my art and I want and need approval for my efforts. Then, too, I am producing visual creations. The main reasons for creating my art are to express myself through my art and to have others view the work. The question is what do I show? To whom do I show it? When do I show it? Where do I show it? And the answer, I suspect, lies in what I expect to gain from showing my work. I have always known the questions and the answer, but it has taken me a long time to refine and define. Recently, a wonderfully insightful photographer told me to focus solely on my objective and the rest will come. I do believe he is right.

So much of my energy in the past has been centered on proving myself via my art. I am now focusing on creating art and as my friend says: the rest will come - or maybe it won't, but I'm giving it my best shot. For too long I've been concerned with "making it," thus producing work that the public would like and ultimately buy.

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