Gosia Mielech
ART Habens
time. In dance it is never overly interesting for an accidental viewer, it is all about endless repetitions, brain work, not much about dancing. It was extremely challenging to stick to my slow, careful research instead of letting my ambition win and dance my heart out while people were stopping to stare at me. In this case, it wasn ' t about any direct collaboration with an other artist, it was a more blanket experience.
So far your works have been exhibited in several important occasions and it goes without saying that feedbacks and especially awards are capable of supporting an artist: I was just wondering if an award-or better, the expectation of an award- could even influence the process of an artist... By the way, how much important is for you the feedback of your audience? Do you ever think to whom will enjoy your Art when you conceive your pieces? I sometimes wonder if it could ever exist a genuine relationship between business and Art...
When I was wondering if there is a possibility of a genuine relation between art and business, my first answer was: no, there isn ' t. But then I thought, often, when art and business meet, great things can happen. It usually introduces art to a wider range of people and allows artists to create without a constant financial struggle. It also brings colour to business.
I guess, if you’ re creating a piece for a special request, then you are obliged to deliver‘ the product’ and agree on some compromises along the way. Does it mean that this artistic creation can’ t be perceived as a piece of art anymore? The answer is: of course it can. It is still art. The unquestionable fact is that the Artist, in order to be able to exist and to produce new creative material, has to have a financial input. That’ s where business comes in. Art and business don’ t have to exclude each other as long as artists keep creative freedom and the Artist doesn ' t end up being forced to sign a contract with the devil, whereby they become limited and censored. To answer your first question: I
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