Jamin Doyle

Prof. Mikulay
Her-400
February 22, 2010


Passion; Purpose:
Community Service


[]Everything in its [space], and a place for everything It is an old adage that we
hear from time to time when used in particular circumstances to express a more desirable
situation. It is all so necessary to take the space into account, as it is to consider the people
who are already there who make that space a place. A space is only a place if and only if
there is already some person or persons there to occupy it. However, at the same time if
this is so, then what is it that determines whether or not someone or something has a place
in that space? It seems as though there are certain underlying themes that discern the
difference between the appropriation and the realm of impropriety.
[]Cleanliness is next to [consciousness] A person is only as conscious as they
are of their surroundings. In the same way, there are predetermined pools of
consciousness. One can spend their entire life in the same pool until one day they may
venture off into a completely different stream of consciousness and enter a whole new pool
within the collective conscious. Although a person is a person and placing themselves
under a different set of circumstances produces certain situations; in much the same way
that art is art, when placed within different contexts the act of doing so inevitably changes
its meaning regardless of the intent. We would do well to notice that as artists and curators,
the more conscious we are of our surroundings the better off we all will be in spacing and
placing are so as to produce the desired affects.
[]Timing is everything It is all in the delivery. When presenting a new thought,
idea and/or opinion it is important to take your audience into account. In the act of making
art it is imperative that we understand how to accommodate our audience so that the way
in which we choose to deliver our content will be well received. Despite this, try as we
might, no matter how hard we try sometimes or more often than not we are also
misunderstood. Therein lies the difficulty of entering a new situation and producing art,
whether it be art for the artist or art for the audience, it is not always going to be received
with the artists originally intent especially if the artist isnt there to explain it. Herein an
artist statement or background is preferably placed in lieu of the art so as to avoid
confusion and further conflict.
[]Does art mimic life, or does life mimic art? Art is to the artist as space is to
place; similarly, where there is art, there is a time and a place for it. Haphazardly adding art
into particular collective pools of consciousness and indiscriminately inserting art into a
certain scene might otherwise affect little consequence towards others. What then does
this have to say for the role of an artist? Is an artist an agent of change with some such
particular intent so as to change the world? Or is a curator a creative outlet that decides
where what should go when? Facilitating circumstances where the art, artist, curator and
audience can cultivate commonalities creates a situation where the real art can be made
and that art is called clearer communication. Provided there is a platform for the proper
portrayal of a piece or pieces this art in particular time in a certain place, this art can
produce profound change. Where there is passion and purpose for art and community a
service is performed to all of the art, artist, curator and audience and everybody benefits
from the collaboration of cooperation solely found in clear communication.